Photo: Harvey Finkle

Full-time art, music teachers: a dwindling breed?Dale Mezzacappa

Recent School District arts initiatives

133 schools lack music teacher; 121 lack art teacher

Teaching the arts in In Philadelphia; five schools, five storiesBenjamin Herold and Clarisse Mesa

New high school arts programs launchedDale Mezzacappa

Grads talk about the influence of their school year

Principals who strive to keep arts education at the centerBeandrea Davis

School invests $2 million in new arts facilities

Funding seen as key to restoring arts programs in schoolsPaul Socolar

Local artists: power of arts education could benefit whole cityPaul Socolar

Participants describe formative experiences with arts education

NCLB: taking a toll on arts and music educationRon Whitehorne

Two hip-hop enthusiasts connect rapping and readingYulanda Essoka

Lessons from NYC: use city's resources to restore arts educationJolley Bruce Christman

Opinion: Understanding the collisions between the arts and literacyDeborah Brandt

Opinion: Imagining equity in arts educationDebora Kodish and Deborah Wei

Other news & Features

District progress was fueled by funding increasesPaul Socolar

Groups determined to see high school plans implementedPaul Socolar

Philadelphia's small high schools

In memoriam

The Notebook's Summer 2006 CartoonEric Joselyn

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