The State of Arts Education in Texas
Earning a bachelor’s degree at any Texas public university demands at least one course in visual or performing arts. That is decreed by the infamous Core Curriculum , an entity that forced me to take algebra four times until I passed (with flying colors, once I rejected the tainted ”algebra” label in exchange for “puzzles” – semantics are everything). The 2009 Texas Legislature did its part to prepare baby Texans for a successful academic career by passing a measure for more fine arts r
