Teachers need to know the details of the laws that affect their work environment.
Title 6-16-130 (Requirement to teach Music and Visual Art in 1-6)
RULES GOVERNING STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS (Class size requirements: Section 10.02) (Instructional Materials: Section 10.03)
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The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities met at the White House on May 11, 2011. They have released their report.
Read the full report here. A summary of the report is also available here.
Former President Bill Clinton, Paul Leopoulos (below) of the Thea Foundation of North Little Rock, and educators announced Saturday a revival of the Arkansas A+ Program, an effort to integrate the arts into school curricula.
The A+ Schools Program is the largest, longest running, most successful, arts-based whole-school reform effort in the nation. (more)
