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Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school

Please click all the way through to watch this video. It is so inspiring! The principal who described the school as, "having a real prison feel," took the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on security and turned the school around in a very big way. See

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I have been acting for approx 2 years and wished I had found it 15 years earlier, for then my son would never of had to deal with my depression for most of his life.

Tammy Yenyil

You have done a great job with Cody, he is a great kid because of u xx

Clint Foster

love you too bits Tammy Yenyil xoxo

The arts are as important to some students as breathing!!!

art is a positive creative way for children to express themselves with and it so much fun! What would our world be without art? black and white that what it would be like.

Jinnette Cora

that's not good I am sorry to hear that! hopefully I can help make a difference for your school!

The arts give us a sense of who we are, a language for our internal life.

Maintaining arts in public schools is critical in my opinion because the Arts prepare students for the real world by exposing them to culture, and teaching critical thinking which is very much needed. Arts Education stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking, and refines cognitive and creative skills.

Jazzy Harris

Thnx Yolanda & Robert. Love always, Jazzy<3 <3w <3

The arts are very important for myriad reasons.

Creativity is just as important as academics.

Babouchka Galactica

Hum I will say: Creativity is mush more important than academics.... Without creativity we will vegetate and die from boredom. ):

I support this cause because I believe that it is essential that all children receive a well-balanced education that includes science, mathematics, history, geography, technical studies, life survival skills, human rights and social and environmental responsibility and the arts. The arts (art, drama and music) help young people to communicate to others as well as appreciate culture.

its important to keep your creative side a life.

Trudy Jermanovich

In my experience teaching all levels, interdisciplinary projects with the Art professionals in the school were indispensable. Let's take away all high stakes testing & put back in the Arts with the $$$$ saved.

It is important to balance creative and practical arts, so ahving music and fine art is important part of culture in any society!