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MN economist calculates big bang for arts bucks

Today in the commentary section of MPR.org, economist Ann Markusen argues that hammering education with disproportionate budget cuts is a poor economic choice, because artists contribue significant revenue to the state economy. Here’s an excerpt:

by Marianne Combs

Full Story and Interview: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/state-of-the-arts/archive/2011/06/mn-economist-calculates-big-bang-for-arts-bucks.shtml

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Uncle Henry Is Wrong. There’s A Lot You Can Do With That Degree.

About three million college students will approach graduation day wondering what the future holds. As if news about the sputtering economy and uncertain job prospects were not depressing enough, many will also hear from well-meaning relatives, "What are you going to do with that degree?" Uncle Henry may give a free pass to the biology, economics, and chemistry majors, but not to those who pursued creative writing, visual arts, theater, design, dance or music.

Steven J Tepper

Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-j-tepper/uncle-henry-is-wrong-ther_b_868279.html

(Many thanks to Ann Markusen http://www.hhh.umn.edu/projects/prie/ for submitting these articles.)

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