When school budgets get cut, many times one of the first things to go are the arts.
Yet numerous studies have shown that children learn a variety of subjects better when exposed to the arts.

As artsusa.org says:

" ... for certain populations - including young children, students from economically disadvantaged circumstances and students needing remedial instruction - learning in the arts may be uniquely able to advance learning and success in other areas."

It's this need for arts education that By Any Dreams Necessary founder and executive director Garrett Naiman saw and is helping to fill.

There were plenty of happy people at the 6th annual Ready to Learn Fun Fair held at Peralta Elementary School on October 1.

Hundreds of Bay Area students attended the third annual Black College Recruitment at Laney College on September 14. Many were accepted “on-the-spot” by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) present.

Oakland’s Laney College will host the Third Annual Historically Black College Recruitment Fair from 4 to 8 p.m. TODAY, Wednesday, Sept. 14.