IT TAKES US A WHILE TO LEARN. ABQ PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS BRINGING THE ARTS BACK TO THE DISTRICT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. SPOKESPERSON JOHANNA KING SAYS IT MEANS DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF ARTS TEACHERS THEY’LL HIRE. SHE SAYS IT SHOULD ALSO KEEP STUDENTS IN SCHOOL AND HELP THEM DO BETTER IN OTHER SUBJECTS … AND COULD DECIDE WHAT THEY DO LATER IN LIFE. ONE STUDY SHOWS ONE IN 18 JOBS IN NEW MEXICO ARE RELATED TO THE ARTS.
KING SAYS HIRING THE ART TEACHERS IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THIS PLAN AS WELL AS BUYING ALL THE MATERIALS AND ART SUPPLIES NEEDED. APS WILL HIRE 90 ARTS TEACHERS.
