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Carla Javier, Arts Education Reporter
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Exposure to the arts can open doors to a creative life, but not everyone has the same opportunities to be creative -- even though California state law requires access to arts education.
I explore what's being done to address the disparity and who does and does not get to learn about and make art.
I'm a proud alum of KPCC's internship program and Next Generation Radio. Before covering arts and education, I reported and produced for NPR, WLRN in Miami, WNYC and PRI's The Takeaway.
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