Protesters Seeking Additional Funds for L.A. Schools

MICHELLE LIN
Staff Writer

Teachers, parents and students are recently participating in rallies across the nation protesting for increased support and funding for public education. In addition to more funding, activists are pushing for more emphasis to be placed on subjects such as art and music.

“If it truly does support students and their education, then by all means, paying more taxes wouldn’t be that much of a hassle,” AHS parent David Tam said.

According to Education News, budget cuts led schools across the country to place less emphasis on art programs because colleges mainly focus on core subjects. On the other hand, an article on Washington Post argued that companies such as Apple hire employees based on knowledge and technical education and place less emphasis on art.

“It’s important for students to know about art,” freshman Leslie Torres said.

Teachers are seeking to bring back more programs in subjects such as art, music and theater.

“I feel that the walk-in protests are for a good cause, because many schools are not receiving the proper amount of funding,” junior Alex Illingworth said.