The Teaching Palette » Quincy Jones http://theteachingpalette.com Perfecting the Art of Education Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:04:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 National Culture Secretary http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/01/19/national-culture-secretary/ http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/01/19/national-culture-secretary/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:12:47 +0000 Hillary Andrlik http://theteachingpalette.com/?p=1128 A ground swell of excitement for the inauguration of a young hip new president brings a push for the appointment of a cabinet level secretary of the arts. Renowned music producer Quincy Jones has personally advocated for a national culture secretary for the past ten years. Last year an online petition was even started by New York musicians Jamie Austria and Peter Weitzner to grow support for Jones’ idea. 

Today’s article - Quincy Jones urges national culture secretary to Cabinet - published by The Washington Times sites how the arts not only allows children to express themselves, but also creates new jobs and strong growth.

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