LAUSD Daily Brief

California leads effort to boost English learner success – Ed Source

Anyone who studied French all through high school and still ended up hiring an avocado (avocat) instead of an attorney (avocat) understands that learning a foreign language is complicated, and isn’t a strong suit for U.S. schools.

WeHo Students Rock Out to Save the Arts - KNBC

Glee’s Jane Lynch and Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum were on hand at Rosewood Elementary school to donate 300 guitars to the students there.

LAUSD Angel Promises: I Will Care for the Animals – City Watch

MY TURN - While school officials are scrambling to find an outside operator for the science center, one Los Angeles School District employee at the site vowed she will not leave until she has guarantees that the animals are safe and well cared for. 

Wear purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying, Oct. 19 – LGBT Weekly

NEW YORK - Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, Nickelodeon’s Avan Jogia,Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, TV icon George Takei, and daytime talk show host of The Wendy Williams Show, Wendy Williams, will join The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), hundreds of corporations, national landmarks, schools, local communities and millions of Americans in wearing purple for Spirit Day Oct. 19, in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, it was announced today.