AFT Resolution
TEACHERS OF THE ARTS
WHEREAS, programs of teaching of the arts serve as an integral avenue of experience in the total program of education; and
WHEREAS, these programs are threatened or are vanishing from the schools in many districts due to alleged budget constraints:
RESOLVED, that the AFT in convention assembled adopt a policy of full support for educational programs in the arts; and
RESOLVED, that the AFT affirm the need for the employment of certified teachers in the arts in every school.
(1978)