Bringing quality arts education to New York City children
BY NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER
Earlier this month, I stood on the steps of the Staten Island Children’s Museum with Assemblymember Matthew Titone and dozens of schoolchildren to announce legislation to establish a task force dedicated to examining the state of arts and music education statewide. The bill is a crucial step toward ensuring every child — from Brooklyn to Buffalo — receives a quality arts education.
As the father of two young boys and a product of the city’s public schools, I have a deep commitment to ensuring that the public education system in the “Cultural Capital of the World” not only opens our students’ eyes to literature and science, but also provides meaningful opportunities for engagement with the arts.