The Effects of Art on Modern Society

This article, appearing in the Local section of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, discusses the attempt of the school committee to persuade the administration to restore the department's annual project fair which was cancelled due to lack of funds. The administration has recently received money in the form of charter school reimbursements and the committee would like to see this money put towards project fair. These reimbursements are part of the effort to "defray the costs of losing students to charter schools."
The charter schools in Worcester receive far more educational funding than other area schools, for example, this year $11.2 million dollars from Worcester's educational funding was set aside for the charter schools in the city.…