The Huffington Post – Catherine Taibi
“In what might be the first example of a solutions journalism comic strip, cartoonist and elementary school art teacher Robyn Jordan has used illustrations to show how Seattle schools are making art a priority again. In too many school systems nationwide, art is simply not a valued part of the curriculum. Research from past years shows that art was not a requirement in more than 40 percent of secondary schools, Jordan writes on Bright, Medium’s initiative about solutions and innovation in the world of education. But a new collaboration between Seattle’s public schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture hopes to bring art back to the forefront of learning.”(more)