ArtsWatch

More today in the Inquirer about the School District's ham-fisted approach to staffing the office of art and music.
It sounds like perhaps some progress is being made. And maybe also some more damage done.
Rule No. 1 in the delicate art of fund-raising: never insult those giving you money.
But schools chief Arlene Ackerman seems to subscribe to a different theory.
From the Inquirer article:
"Ackerman also questioned funders who are 'tied to the people instead of the kids.'"
Among those she was apparently referring to were VH1, which has provided more than $1 million in support to the District's music programs, and radio mogul Joe Field. Both wrote letters of concern about the way the District has handled itself in recent months.
It must be that money to fund art and music in schools is coming in so fast Ackerman doesn't need to worry about charm.