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The school system in Los Angeles is complex. We keep parents informed of changes and opportunities.

Will YOU have PHBAO or OVERCROWDED points when applying to an LAUSD Magnet this fall??? The list gets updated every year...
10/18/2026

Will YOU have PHBAO or OVERCROWDED points when applying to an LAUSD Magnet this fall???

The list gets updated every year! Sometimes staff at the individual school sites aren’t even aware of the changes.

CHECK THE LATEST LIST BELOW to find out if your assigned LAUSD Elementary, Middle or High School has these designations! You’ll get the additional points only if your assigned school has the designation currently (regardless of what school your child currently attends).

If you’re unclear about how the Magnet points work or how to to apply strategy to the system, sign up for The LA Kindergarten Class! Too many parents showing up at middle schools this fall were in tears, not realizing there were things they could have done years earlier to help their chances of getting in.

It’s a complicated system BUT we’ve been helping parents simplify it for the past decade. Join the online class, which will help you for years to come OR look out for some live classes coming in the next few weeks.

🍀 to everyone applying to schools this fall!

Class info: TheLAKindergartenClass.com

Updated list in comments below.

Whether you consider it a gaffe, a joke, a misunderstanding or an outright threat… HOW ARE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA SUPPOS...
10/07/2026

Whether you consider it a gaffe, a joke, a misunderstanding or an outright threat… HOW ARE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS THIS? I mean, my hope is that most kids never see these headlines. But what about the ones that do?

The President of the United States said that Los Angeles and San Diego could be taken out. And apparently a bunch of people in Nebraska cheered. CHEERED.

Before any of you come at me to argue about the nuance of his statement or defend the words… I don’t care what he meant, what he said in-artfully or that some people can undo the Rubicks Cube of his speech to make it mean something else.

There are KIDS who live in Southern California who will see these headlines and be terrified! This is a new low in a sea of lows from this POTUS.

I’ve been advising parents on school choices in Los Angeles for ten years. I don’t weigh in on politics. My clients come from different ideologies and backgrounds. I’m pretty much Switzerland. I do not use this page to weigh in on campaigns. So, I have no interest debating any of you about politics.

Our President is THREATENING THE CITIES WE LIVE IN WITH OUR CHILDREN. Children deserve to FEEL SAFE and the ones who stumble onto these headlines, or overhear the news or adult conversations about THIS, surely won’t.

Parents in Los Angeles, San Diego and California deserve better. There should be an apology. There should be a statement beyond “that’s not what he meant”. Reporter Kaitlin Collins asked him to clarify what he meant and he walked away. Not worth clarifying, to him, I guess.

Parenting is hard enough. Having our families threatened with bombs… an added level of stress none of us needed.

Article below.

The LAUSD student who died yesterday will be remembered forever by his school community. I know this because I am in my ...
10/02/2026

The LAUSD student who died yesterday will be remembered forever by his school community.

I know this because I am in my 50’s and have thought a million times of the boy at my high school in Minneapolis who was beaten up and kicked so badly in his sides that he later died, of kidney failure. I never met him. But I remember that loss like it was yesterday.

The next year, Andy was my table buddy in Chemistry. He was cleared for sports by his doctor, as required, but fell down dead during track practice from a heart issue no one knew he had. Sitting at that table alone without him for the rest of the semester was crushing for me. I still had notes in my spiral bound notebook he had written to me; which I’ve never thrown away.

High school students are not supposed to die - from leaping to their deaths at school, from being beaten badly at school or from going to track practice after school.

These boys mattered. I know the student who died yesterday will live on in the hearts of his teachers, his classmates and with many of us in the community who are sitting here dumbfounded today.

Rest in Peace, young men. 🙏

LOS ANGELES ADULTS HAVE FAILED:No child at ANY school should be able to jump to their death. FULL STOP.Windows should be...
10/01/2026

LOS ANGELES ADULTS HAVE FAILED:

No child at ANY school should be able to jump to their death. FULL STOP.

Windows should be secured. Access to rooftops prevented at all costs.

If a student is ABLE to physically jump to their death, then adults are responsible.

WE ADULTS have failed.

Regardless of the circumstances (early discussions suggest bullying), the motive, the mental health issues, the classroom or social dynamics… none of that is the point.

The point is: NO STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE FOURTH FLOOR OF A SCHOOL AND FALL (or jump) TO THEIR DEATH!

The tragedy today at Los Angeles Unified School District should have been impossible. The fact that it happened at all is inconceivable.

Most Angelenos won’t even hear about this. But we are all complicit and I am outraged.

Our new Superintendent, Andres Chait, should be at a microphone in the morning to tell our community HOW ON EARTH this happened. This moment requires leadership - more than the fires, more than the Ed tech issues.

I’ve never been so angry or so disillusioned with . As I am helping parents find the right public and private schools for their kids, on the eve of the LAUSD Choices application opening… I cannot believe this moment.

Someone at the district better say SOMETHING, and soon.

Oh, dear god! HOW?!?! As the parent of a student ON CAMPUS at an LAUSD high school as I read this news... Los Angeles Un...
09/30/2026

Oh, dear god! HOW?!?!

As the parent of a student ON CAMPUS at an LAUSD high school as I read this news... Los Angeles Unified School District should know that PARENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE GONNA NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED! The typical lawyerease of, 'there was an incident on campus but we can’t say anything about it, but know we handled it appropriately... also, safety of our students is our top priority!' is NOT going to fly this time.

Board Member Nick Melvoin Tanya Ortiz Franklin for LAUSD Board District 7 LAUSD School Board District 3 Kelly Gonez, LAUSD School Board Member Dr. Rocio Rivas for School Board Sherlett Hendy Newbill Scott Mark Schmerelson



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REMINDER for Parents: the LAUSD application is about to go live! It is NOT first-come, first-served. You've got 5 weeks ...
09/30/2026

REMINDER for Parents: the LAUSD application is about to go live! It is NOT first-come, first-served. You've got 5 weeks to submit yours. Just don't forget!

Parents who need help navigating their options: TheLAKindergartenClass.com

We are hours away from the end of a 3 day weekend - anyone else feeling it? THANK YOU, to all of the teachers taking the...
09/22/2026

We are hours away from the end of a 3 day weekend - anyone else feeling it?

THANK YOU, to all of the teachers taking these kids back tomorrow morning. We ❤️ you!

XOXO, Parents Everywhere

LAUSD “Choices Fairs” are coming up quick! Mark your calendars!The fairs are where reps from many schools in the area co...
09/21/2026

LAUSD “Choices Fairs” are coming up quick! Mark your calendars!

The fairs are where reps from many schools in the area come together, so parents can learn about multiple school options at the same event.

This is just one way to learn more about schools but is not as in depth as taking a tour at a particular school.

🍀 to all parents looking for 2027 placements!

Link below.

We’re cookin’ with grease! The NEW Choices Brochure just dropped! This is for parents applying to elementary, middle or ...
09/21/2026

We’re cookin’ with grease! The NEW Choices Brochure just dropped!

This is for parents applying to elementary, middle or high school for FALL 2027! Each LAUSD school that is part of the fall application process is listed in this brochure, along with the ins and outs of how each application pathway works!

Not a fun read BUT you gotta learn the rules, if you’re gonna play the game! 😉

Link below.

Here we go! It's that time... again! TELL YOUR PARENT TRIBE - especially those with preschool aged kiddos who may not ye...
09/21/2026

Here we go! It's that time... again!

TELL YOUR PARENT TRIBE - especially those with preschool aged kiddos who may not yet know that it's nearly time to apply for next fall!

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