An instructor points to a colorful abstract painting projected on a screen as students seated on the floor raise their hands in a classroom.
Students engage with a presenter in a discussion about art history through the Get Arts in the Schools Program in Mendocino County, Calif. an undated photo. (Mary Buckley/Arts Council of Mendocino County)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom EdSource. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with EdSource to bring relevant education news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about EdSource here.

SACRAMENTO, CA., 10/12/26 — With more than $3 billion in Proposition 28 funds distributed since 2023, school districts across California have hired hundreds more for visual arts, music, dance and theater classes in schools. 

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Vani Sanganeria covers student health and wellbeing as EdSource’s Local News Fellow, a partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism...