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CLINTON/GORE ON THE ARTS
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Bill Clinton and Al Gore believe that the arts
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should play an essential role in educating and
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enriching all Americans. The White House should
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help the arts become an integral part of education
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in every community, helping broaden the horizons of
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our children and preserve our valuable cultural
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heritage. A Clinton/Gore Administration will
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ensure that all of our citizens have access to the
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arts for all of our citizens.
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As President and Vice President, Bill Clinton and
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Al Gore will defend freedom of speech and artistic
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expression by opposing censorship or "content
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restrictions" on grants made by the National
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Endowment for the Arts. They will continue federal
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funding for the arts and promote the full diversity
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of American culture recognizing the importance of
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providing all Americans with access to the arts.
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The Record
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* Governor Bill Clinton initiated sweeping
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educational reforms in the 1980s. The new
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standards which the state adopted in 1983
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include art and music in the curriculum for
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all K-12 students and require one-half unit of
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fine arts instruction for high school
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graduation. As a result:
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! Arkansas is among only a few states that
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have included the arts in the basic,
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required high school curriculum.
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! Student participation in arts programs
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has increased 30 percent and funding for
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positions for music and art teachers has
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increased 35 percent since 1983.
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! A "Survey of Fine Arts" course at the
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high school level, with curriculum
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guidelines for art and instrumental and
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vocal music classes in elementary and
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secondary schools.
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* Governor Clinton has enthusiastically
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supported the state's commitment to programs
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for the general public. In 1991-92, in the
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face of shifting priorities and declining
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grant awards from the National Endowment for
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the Arts, Governor Clinton strongly sustained
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the state's support for touring programs and
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local arts agencies.
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! While many states' arts agency budgets
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dropped as much as 40 percent, Governor
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Clinton's budget for the Arkansas Arts
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Council increased funding for arts
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programs. In 1992, grants from the
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Arkansas state Arts Council supported 393
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performances, exhibitions and arts
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classes in 138 cities and communities in
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Arkansas.
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! Arkansas has a strong folk arts tradition
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and is home to a regional repertory
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theater, the nationally recognized
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Children's Theater, the Arkansas Symphony
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Orchestra, Ballet Arkansas, and numerous
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local theater and performing arts
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programs.
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* Senator Gore has supported funding to bring
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operas, symphony orchestras, playhouses, and
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educational arts programs to all of America.
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* Opposed measures which would cut funding for
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the National Endowment for the Arts and place
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content restrictions on federally funded
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artists.
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* Led the fight to preserve funding for public
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television programs like Sesame Street that
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enrich the lives of million of American
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families.
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