ART AND MUSIC ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO ALL ABQ PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THE FINE ARTS DIRECTOR AT APS, GINA RASINSKI, SAYS THIS WILL ENCOURAGE KIDS TO STAY IN SCHOOL.
KOB TV REPORTS IT’S A 5-YEAR, 5-MILLION DOLLAR INITIATIVE FOR APS THAT WILL ALSO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FINE ARTS TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT. IN THE PAST 23 YEARS, STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ART ONE YEAR, THEN MUSIC THE NEXT. APS SAYS INCREASING ARTS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL WILL BOOST THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. STUDIES FIND THAT ART AND MUSIC INCREASE BRAIN GROWTH, BUILD SELF ESTEEM , AND DEVELOP MOTOR SKILLS.
