AP projects California’s electorate approves Proposition 28, the measure funneling massive amounts of money to fund arts and music education in the state’s public schools.
“Arts and music education plays a critical role in helping children learn, develop and achieve in school and later in life,” supporters wrote in the official ballot argument.
California requires public schools to offer nine years of art and music education to graduate high school. However, when budgets are tight many school districts make drastic cuts to their arts and music programs. These cuts especially affect students in economically disadvantaged schools.
