As the economy stumbles, the first things to get cut at the national, state, and local levels are the arts. The first thing that goes in our school curricula are the arts. Arts, common wisdom tells us, are luxuries we can do without in times of crisis. Or can we?
Let’s see what happens when we start throwing out all the science and technology that the arts have made possible. Continue reading ‘A Missing Piece in the Economic Stimulus: Hobbling Arts Hobbles Innovation’
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