A new resource designed specifically with district and council level advocacy chairs in mind, to support your advocacy efforts.
Download the Advocacy Leadership Guide.
A new resource designed specifically with district and council level advocacy chairs in mind, to support your advocacy efforts.
Download the Advocacy Leadership Guide.
California’s education system is changing fast. You want to help. Learn how it all fits together with Ed100!
California State PTA and Ed100.org teamed up to help parents learn more about education so you can help create better schools.
Explore the education system in easy-to-understand language. No jargon. No partisan slant. Written by education experts who know Sacramento and local schools.
Ed100 is a free online resource that prepares you to make a difference in your school or school district. It helps you learn what you need to know to be informed, credible and ready for action.
Every California child deserves a great education. With Ed100, you can be part of the solution.
Ed100 Parent Leader Guide
The Parent Leader Guide provides “ready-to-go” plans for parent meetings. We want to help you hold meetings that matter. It’s all here: Lessons, discussion prompts, handouts and suggestions for taking action.
Here are 15 ways to improve arts education in California, grouped by the level of commitment each requires:
GOT A MINUTE OR TWO? |
GOT AN HOUR OR TWO? |
GOT A DAY OR TWO? |
|
|
|
Research shows that learning arts subjects alongside math, history, science and English has an exponential effect on student success. For example, students who have an arts education achieve more A grades (in all subjects), have better attendance, are more likely to graduate from high school, and have better critical thinking, collaboration and social-emotional skills than those who don’t. This is especially true for English language learners and students from low-income backgrounds.
The good news continues even after high school. Kids with an arts education are more likely to graduate from college, and are more likely to pursue a professional career. Creative arts learning also boosts chances for employment once kids become adults and move into the working world: 72% of business leaders – across all industries – say that creativity is the #1 skill they are seeking, and one out of every 10 jobs in California is in a creative industry.
Be sure to watch this video from the California Alliance for Arts Education on how arts education is being implemented in Chula Vista – and making a difference in the lives of children.