Dream outloud

We are loosing Art in our schools. It seems that only magnet schools, private, and some special charter schools are the only schools that see the value in teaching art in their classrooms. Why has so many public schools dropped the subject from their curriculum? I know that there are some teachers that try to make time in school art, I say “great job’’ for them. But even they struggle to find art supplies, and when they try to ask for the school for supplies, chance are the will be turned down. Some school principles even worn teachers not to have any art related lessons. One school I know doesn’t even allow the kindergarten classes to have art. But the teachers still manage to get by making crafts related to other subjects, good for them! I wonder when or who made the decision to take art out of our elementary schools. I know that students have the opportunity to take elective art classes in Junior High and especially in High school. But some Jr. High schools still do not provide cour