Priska Neely
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Some schools offer classes that combine art and coding to reach a more diverse body of students. -
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 178 grants to projects that foster the creation and presentation of art, as well as community engagement.
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Poet and professor Dana Gioia was appointed by the governor for a two-year term. He hopes to reach artists and students outside of the state's metropolitan areas.
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Riding that wave, some L.A. Unified schools will host "Star Wars"-themed, anti-bullying assemblies next year. Some teachers already use the films as an engagement tool.
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More than a million dollars in new funding for the arts went to schools based on enrollment and need.
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The Armory Center for the Arts program Art High has been singled out by the White House as an after-school art program that's changing lives.
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A hearing convened by the Joint Committee on the Arts discussed why California schools aren't providing legally mandated arts lessons.
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