Saving "The Arts For Kids"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- March 4, 2010. UFT Representatives Emil Pietromonaco and Sean Rotkowitz spoke out against Governor Paterson's proposed budget cuts to education at a mid-afternoon press conference. The conference was held outside Staten Island's P.S. 45 -- where cuts would cost the school its "Arts For Kids" initiative, an arts education program developed by marquisstudios.org. David Marquis, founder and director of Marquis Studios, spoke in defense of a well rounded curriculum that includes the arts. The NAACP's Ed Josey also spoke, mentioning the damage the MTA could do to education by eliminating student metro cards. Concluding the conference was Staten Island PTA Federation co-president Jeanne Johnson who said that, while parents will help buy essential supplies -- even more than they are presently doing -- but they cannot be expected to pay for teachers, aides and paraprofessionals.

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[dinahfay]

The organization David Marquis runs is called "Marquis Studios;" "Arts for Kids" is just the tag-line. Thanks for the great coverage!