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In 2025-26, teaching artists provided Creative Wellbeing for youth and adults through in person and virtual direct services, professional development sessions, and arts-based workshops. Youth and adults receiving direct services and participating at some special events were surveyed about their experiences. These end of year reports summarize the data from those surveys and elaborate on learnings about Creative Wellbeing affecting their mental health and protective factors including social-emotional competencies and social support.
We relaunched our Arts Ed Newsletter this month, distributed to school districts, arts orgs, funders, teaching artists, and collaborators. It'll be produced quarterly to highlight events, deadlines, and programs related (or adjacent) to the Arts Ed Collective.
End of year report covering the activities of the LA County Arts Education Collective.
California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act (Prop 28) is making historic investments in arts education—but districts must spend their first-year funds before the upcoming June 30, 2026 deadline or risk having them clawed back by the California Department of Education. This webinar recording includes:  •    An overview of Prop 28 deadlines and spending requirements •    Insights from parents, advocates, and district leaders on local strategies •    A case study from a district that is planning to use a waiver
In 2024-25, teaching artists provided Creative Wellbeing for youth and adults through in person and virtual direct services, professional development sessions, and arts-based workshops. Youth and adults receiving direct services and participating at some special events were surveyed about their experiences. These end of year reports summarize the data from those surveys and elaborate on learnings about Creative Wellbeing affecting their mental health and protective factors including social-emotional competencies and social support. Explore Dashboards