Every student deserves music, theater, dance, and visual art — not as extras, but as rights. Use our tool at createca.org to tell your school leaders to comply with the Education Code. Only 11% of schools are doing it. You can help change that with just a few clicks. For real — it would mean a lot to us.
Sign the pledge today at CREATECA.ORG! Did you know 81% of Americans believe the arts are a positive experience in a troubled world? Our students need the arts now more than ever. Raise your voice today to make sure every student is able to receive a full and relevant #arteducation.
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We are grateful that Prop 28, Arts & Music in Schools has passed and will provide essential funding to schools across California. Create CA would love to hear how Prop 28 (AMS) has changed your school for the better. Tell us about your arts education programming and how it’s helping to influence your students! Share your #Prop28SuccessStory in the comments below!
Arts Connection is proud to be part of the statewide Spark Creativity for Brighter Futures campaign led by Create CA in partnership with Peanuts ✨ This campaign celebrates arts education and the educators bringing creativity into classrooms every day. Through Arts Avenue, teaching artists are helping students across San Bernardino City Unified School District build confidence, creativity, and connection through the arts 🎨
@musicalmeg said it better than we could: "Learning to think creatively helps us solve problems and conundrums. It also gives us a needed outlet for our emotions."
That is the whole case for arts education, in two sentences, from one of the educators bringing Spark Creativity for Brighter Futures into her classroom every day.
Thank you, Meg.
Got your kit and haven't posted yet? Snap your selfie, tag @Create_CA , and we'll feature you next.
#SparkCreativity #CreateCA #Peanuts #MusicEducation
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Arts education isn't a luxury — it's a foundation. The evidence is unambiguous: students who engage with music, theater, and visual arts develop sharper critical thinking, stronger emotional resilience, and deeper civic participation. California recognized this, and in 2023, voters made it law.
But a law is only as powerful as the people paying attention to it.
Prop 28 guarantees up to $1 billion every single year for arts in public schools. That money is real. The accountability mechanisms are real. And the opportunity for you to be part of how it gets used — that's real too.
We don't get to sit on the sidelines and hope someone else handles it.
Every one of us — parents, neighbors, community members — has a role to play in making sure this funding reaches the kids it was meant for. Not in theory. Right now.
Swipe through to understand what Prop 28 actually does. Then visit the link in our bio and put that knowledge to work.
Your community's children are depending on people who show up. Be one of them.
Dr. Music in the building.
@drcteachesmusic — better known to her young humans as Dr. Music — is one of the educators bringing Spark Creativity for Brighter Futures to life in her classroom. Music teachers, we see you, and we are so grateful for you.
If you received a kit, your classroom is next. Snap your selfie in front of the poster, tag @Create_CA , and we’ll feature you.
#SparkCreativity #CreateCA #Peanuts #MusicEducation
Create CA helped lay the groundwork for the February Proposition 28 oversight hearing by working with legislative staff, partners, and our statewide network to elevate implementation challenges and the solutions needed.
Following the hearing, Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi introduced AB 2440 to strengthen the implementation of Proposition 28. The bill recently passed the Assembly Education Committee and now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Create CA is working with Assembly Member Muratsuchi’s office to improve the bill and ensure it addresses key implementation issues, including clarifying the “supplement, not supplant” requirement, ensuring funds support standards-based arts education programs, and improving data reporting and transparency.
Creativity shows up in many forms - drawing, writing, movement, music, play. What matters isn’t the medium, but the act of making something and sharing it with others.
Spark Creativity for Brighter Futures is a year-long campaign with Peanuts celebrating creative expression wherever it happens: classrooms, homes, and communities.
Show us what you’re making.
Tag @CreateCA so we can share and celebrate your work.
#SparkCreativity #ArtsEd #ArtsForAllStudents
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1 in 7 = roughly 750,000 students are being taught by unqualified teachers, disproportionately in high-priority schools. The Golden State Teacher Grant Program has provided financial support to more than 22,000 teacher candidates earning their credentials in exchange for service at high-priority schools. This program needs $100M to maintain its level of impact.
Please prioritize access to qualified educators in this budget process, @CAgovernor@alvarezsd@senatorsrp@SenJohnLaird@AsmJesseGabriel
FYI: @mackenzie_mays@akoseff@carolynjones@zstavely
#CaliforniaTeachersMatter #TeacherShortage #CABudget
We spend money every day on things that don't reflect what we actually care about. Here's an easy one to get right. Every item in the Create CA shop supports arts education for students across the state. Shop our store at the link in bio!
Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Arts Education Across California We encourage you to review the agenda and use it as a resource when speaking with your elected officials about the policies and investments needed to make arts education a reality for every student.
