Are you trying to navigate LAUSD’s school choice process? We made you a guide

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.

That’s why, over the past year, we launched a series of guides, collectively known as School Game Plan , designed to help families understand how to get a “good education” and define what that means to them.

And now we’re putting the series in your hands — we’ve created a print version!

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