The Center For Arts Education
The Center for Arts Education (CAE) is a nonprofit organization that is committed to stimulating and sustaining quality arts education as an essential part of every child’s education in the New York City public schools. Since 1996, CAE has invested nearly $40 million to support schools and cultural organizations in their efforts to restore arts education programs. CAE has served over 500 schools, 490,000 students, 21,000 teachers and 75,000 parents, while supporting more than 400 cultural organizations in partnership with New York City public schools.
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