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Our Early Childhood newsletter, focused on raising kids ages 0-5, is your place to get reads and resources on the topics most important to your family.In Los Angeles Unified alone, there are more than 400 elementary schools, plus hundreds of specialized programs and dozens of charter schools run by separate nonprofits. Families say the process of choosing a school for their child is bewildering, overwhelming and anxiety-driven. And even if you’ve already chosen a school, there’s a lot to learn about a school system: how to be an involved parent, how to ask for a school repair, how to petition the school board and advocate for change.The “right” school will look different for every family. Our workbook can’t make that decision for you — but it can help equip you with information to navigate the options available with confidence.The workbook is focused on elementary and middle school but, like our online version, also includes a lot of information that’s relevant if you’re looking for a high school or at another district. We hope that it helps ease some of the stress families feel as they begin to navigate this process, whether they’re“If you care about your kids’ education and you put time and energy into it, they’re gonna get a great education,” says Northeast L.A. mom Audrey Diehl. “Don’t overly stress about getting into some perfect school. ... There’s probably a couple of different options that’ll work great for you and your family.”, LAist has partnered with the Los Angeles Public Library to distribute several thousand guides across its 73 locations. LAPL expects copies to be available at most branches beginning Tuesday and locations in San Fernando Valley beginning Wednesday. If you’re an organization that serves families and parents of preschool and/or school-aged children, we’d love to drop off free copies to you or arrange a pickup at our Pasadena office. Give us feedback If you've read School Game Plan and have more questions, or have suggestions or tips for us, or if you want to tell us that it helped you, please do so! Just fill out the quick form below. As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone. Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us. We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community. Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.Rain from Tropical Storm Mario moves out of Southern California. Here's what to knowLA28 announces tickets for 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will go on sale soon. Here's how to get themInvestigation underway into claims LAist unearthed about top LA homeless services officials L.A. County investigators have launched a probe into allegations about Va Lecia Adams Kellum and people she hired at the L.A. Homeless Services Authority.Duplexes are now banned in post-fire Palisades. Here’s why they’re still allowed in Altadena L.A. Mayor Karen Bass suspended a state law allowing duplexes, calling more housing unsafe. But in Altadena, L.A. County leaders say these projects could be key for rebuilding.Proposition 50: Allowing California to use new congressional maps to counter redistricting in Texas This measure on the Nov. 4, 2025, California ballot is part of a larger battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year.Which schools get to have crossing guards? Here’s how LA is changing the system LA’s legal cannabis owners say multi-million dollar program to give them a hand up, instead left ‘complete debt and devastation’
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