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In this segment from a presentation at Loyola University, New Orleans on Louisiana’s Act 175 (which mandates arts education in Louisiana public schools), educator and advocate Richard Baker discusses some of the concrete benefits that the act has had on arts education in the state since its passage, and raises questions about funding and how other states in similar situations have sought funding for their education programs. He also discusses how a combination of grassroots and legislative action can achieve measurable results in improving arts education.