Fine arts programs being cut at schools across Western Mass: As school committees across Western Massachusetts face severe budget cuts, fine arts programs are being cut one-by-one.
It is tragic that the arts are usually the first things to be cut from public school curriculum, especially in an area like the Pioneer Valley, where so much of our local economy is dependent on the arts.
Coincidentally, news of these cuts arrive with the news that Northampton, once again, has been voted one of the “Top 25 Arts Destinations” in the country by American Style magazine.
