Milwaukee’s public school district is having a budget crisis. So how does it propose solving it? In part, by decimating its arts programs. “Although the district’s financial officers will not submit a proposed budget to the School Board until May 1, a preliminary analysis shows that the district will likely lose 21 art instruction positions and 13 music positions. The cuts would reduce the district’s costs by more than $2.4 million. It seems pretty obvious to us right now that the arts are where there are going to be some big cuts.”