Lansing Superintendent plans to return art educators to schools next

WKAR Public Media

Published January 12, 2017 at 5:12 PM EST

Yvonne Camaal Canul at WKAR radio studio — Lansing School District Superintendent Yvonne Camaal Canul

After cutting back on arts programming, Lansing Schools have re-added certified music educators to elementary classrooms.

District Superintendent Yvonne Caamal Canul says she hopes to put art specialists back into elementary schools soon.

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