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While national education reform focuses on math and reading, what can be done to foster arts education in schools? 


MPR News' Marianne Combs moderated a conversation with artists and educators. Many of the panelists had powerful experiences with the arts—both positive and negative—when they were young students. 


Those experiences fueled their own desires to teach future generations.

The panel of artists and educations discussed the powerful experiences with the arts -- both positive and negative -- when they were young students.

A panel of artists and educations discussed the powerful experiences with the arts -- both positive and negative -- when they were young students. GUESTS: Tou Saiko Lee, James Williams, Kenna Cottman, Kelly Carter, Masa Kawahara, Harry Waters, Jr.

The future of Minnesota arts education

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