Will teacher-sharing bring instruments and music lessons to Baltimore students?

Will teacher-sharing bring instruments and music lessons to Baltimore students?

Baltimore City Public Schools has a music education problem. Only 4% of the district’s elementary schools and 11% of its middle schools offer band or orchestra classes. That means most young students miss out on the cognitive and emotional benefits of learning to play an instrument — especially those in predominantly Black or low-income neighborhoods. But city school leaders are trying to change that. Starting next fall, the district will pilot …