Budget Cut In Schools

In 2013, budget cuts in a school system of Akron, Ohio caused schools to have to cut their fine arts programs; therefore, over half of the school’s population had no choice but to change their schedule with different courses. To prove that this budget cut was not working to their school board, a small group of students conducted a study with all of the students that were once involved in the fine arts programs before they had been cut. Some of these questions included: “ever since cuts were made, have you begun participating in drugs?” and “has your overall school performance dropped since you have had the arts?” Afterwards, for reassurance that the students in question were not lying, the group asked common core teachers if they had noticed

This, once again, has the cause and effect of creating a safer school environment where all the students feel safe. It creates an environment where all students can learn in their own way. In a report (Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning, Fiske 1999) author Fiske makes statements about the arts that help the cause. Some of these statements include: “the arts reach students… in ways and methods not normally used,” “it changes the learning environment,” “students connect with each other better,” and “the arts provide challenges to students of all levels.” According to Fiske, when students are able to connect more it can cause less fighting, bullying and greater support in pears. The effect of these causes is that the environment, where students spend eight hours out of their twenty-hours a day and five out of their seven days in, is much safer with these course, rather than without the

Most of the time students of that major have to be able to be as thrifty as they can with the degree that they do have. However, in the past few years, multiple people have tried to prove to future students of the careers that they are able to do with their tuition; some of which include: art therapist (art degree), director (film/theater), professional stage manager (film degree), music therapist (music degree), or a choral director (music degree). It is because of this belief that schools have experienced a large decrease in attendance in students as most people believe. The reality is that there has actually been an increase in attendance of students in arts programs in recent years. In fact, according to a study done by the Oxford University, attendance has gone up by twenty percent since 1990. There is much more that one can do with any kind of degree than anyone think of. In conclusion, many people take the arts for granted when it comes to education of today’s students. They believe that the education of the arts is a waste of time and money, resulting in the failure of those classes being in schools for students. The arts open students to broader horizons, opportunity wise, success wise and learning wise. The arts are what keep our students of today and the future