Matt Sorum of Guns 'n' Roses Stands Up for Arts Education
Submitted by Steve on February 15, 2012
From Simone Wilson at LA Weekly:
Of all the crucial LAUSD programs on the chopping block at today's board meeting—like the entire adult-education department and after-school tutoring—perhaps the most heart-wrenching was art education for elementary schoolers.
You heard right. The L.A. school district was about to cut the arts completely from its K-6 campuses. Luckily, though, along with throngs of protesters (the crowd grew so large that the LAPD had to shut down the street outside district headquarters), a couple celebrities showed up to give board members a piece of their mind.