The Department of Education (DOE) gave good news for parents on Tuesday in its fifth annual Arts in Schools report: more students had access to art education in the 2010-2011 school year, despite tough fiscal times.
The highlights:
-School spending on the arts increased more than $3 million from 2010 to 2011.
-Art teachers increased by approximately 20 citywide from the previous year.
-Schools increased their partnerships with cultural institutions, now at 86 percent.
