On Friday, July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, setting the initial appropriation level for both the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and Arts in Education programs (AIE) at the U.S. Department of Education for fiscal year 2010. The Senate Appropriations Committee is preparing to take up this funding legislation within the next week.

Arts Wisconsin and Americans for the Arts ask you to urge Wisconsin Senators Feingold and Kohl to match, or exceed, the funding levels for these programs set in the House.

We ask Wisconsin arts leaders to let their elected officials know that the arts and arts education are essential to the state’s success! Click here to send your message today.