Arts Advocates, this is your call to action!

📣 The K-5 Performing and Visual Arts Requirement is currently included in the version of the NC state budget passed by the House of Representatives last year, as part of a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Kyle Hall, Rep. Becky Carney, and Rep. Erin Paré. That bill has bipartisan support with 26 total sponsors. Arts North Carolina helped craft this legislation in partnership with Rep. Carney and Arts Education Leadership Coalition member organizations. Specifically, this would direct school boards to provide all kindergarten through grade five students in NC public schools to receive: ✅ Standards based instruction in both Performing and Visual Arts, 🧑‍🏫 By subject-licensed educators in standard sized classes, ✏️ or 30 minutes once every 5 instructional days for each subject. Please help by urging your NC General Assembly representative to support a K-5 Performing and Visual Arts Requirement to empower every NC student’s constitutional right to a sound basic education. Get started here: https://artsnc.org/advocacy/action-center/ OR head to the Action Center in the link in our bio. Thank you for everything you do to support the arts in North Carolina!