Perpich Center tells House committee its $8.6M appropriation supports statewide arts programming, warns per-student math is misleading Perpich Center for Arts Education presented to the House committee, highlighting statewide professional development, library resources and arts high school outcomes. Lawmakers disputed per-pupil cost calculations; Perpich urged the committee to view its appropriation as funding statewide services, not only residential high-school seats.

The Perpich Center for Arts Education argues that their $8.6 million state funding is a vital investment in statewide arts programming, not just a per-student cost for their high school.

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