| I am an ally of music and arts, having known (and currently knowing) many people in the music and arts program. However, I wish to remain objective when I say that sports should be higher on the chopping block than music and arts. Let's take a look at the two
-Music and Arts are legitimate degree programs in many colleges, which yield many career opportunities and is a good social investment which gives a lot back to the economy.
-Sports however, may get you a scholarship to college and may be a good extracurricular sport, but you do not get a degree based on scoring points for your team.
Of course, we may need statewide action for these districts to get their priorities straight. Like administrative streamlining to prevent harm to teachers, we may need policies which encourage taking into consideration the social investments of extracurricular activities in determining priorities for funding of such activities.
One such idea, capping spending on extracurricular athletics at 0.5% (that's 1/2 of 1%) of the total budget for the district. |
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