NY Daily News: Funding for art supplies, music instruments falls by 68% at city schools

BY Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

It's not a pretty picture.
 

Spending on arts supplies and visits by cultural institutions has dropped drastically at city schools over the last three years, even as overall education spending has grown, a new report shows.
 

While education spending increased by about 13% between 2006 and 2009, funding for arts supplies, musical instruments and other equipment fell by 68%, the report by the Center for Arts Education found.