claim: says 77 percent "of portland's students finish elementary school without taking even one art class."
author: creative advocacy network
evidence_1: jun 27, 2012 ... the proposed arts tax is a fair way of funding arts education. yes, supporters of  the arts do have ... portland prides itself on its creative credentials, but because of  lack of funding, 77 percent of our students currently finish elementary school  without taking even one art class. in november, we can restore ...
evidence_2: says 77 percent "of portland's students finish elementary school without taking  even one art class." — politifact oregon on friday, december 16th, 2011.
evidence_3: the 83 members minus the 65 that are taking courses leaves 18 who are not  taking any courses. ... all students have to take at least one math class and one  language class. ... in a school of 1250 students, 50% of the students take an art  class and 50% .... a total of 29 students said they were taking calculus, and a total  of 50 ...
evidence_4: says 77 percent "of portland's students finish elementary school without taking  even one art class." — politifact oregon on friday, december 16th, 2011. page  1 ...
evidence_5: new student? ... take the math and reading/writing placement tests to find out  what classes to take during your first term. if that's not you, you might not have to  take these tests! ... on the high school information you provide to pcc, you might  need to take one or ... after you finish, aleks will process your scores right away.