<p>Agreed on all points. I just don’t want to envision a time when training in the arts at our nation’s finest college universities and conservatories (and I’ll lump in music, dance and studio art here too) is only available to the wealthy and privileged. I think there are many forces at work here and I’m happy that this prestigious publication is taking a hard look at it. I hope it’s just the beginning of a reimagining of the collegiate arts world – private and public. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see more grants and scholarships available to students of the arts, perhaps as a way to foster communities of artists in parts of our country where the arts don’t currently thrive. (Performing Arts for America?) We need to engender a passion for the arts in a new way – and I think some the new emphasis on STEAM instead of just STEM is a start. Meanwhile, I did find the comments at the bottom of the article interesting as well. All fodder for thought for us and for our kids.</p>