Last week, I attended our first high school back to school night. As part of the event, a panel of seniors discussed different topics. In...

This lesson explains how to add fractions with different denominators in an increasingly fast way over the Handout, explaining the basics...

For some parents, financial need is a necessity to afford sending their student to the school. For other parents who can afford the...

For many prospective private high school parents, tuition is not attainable without financial aid. In this article, I’ll cover how...

As the final two weeks start before private school decisions are released, parental stress increases. What can we do in the meantime?...

Parents often ask me, if I can only afford private school for one phase, which should that be? Elementary, middle, or high school? I...

Here is my annual pep talk, as we wind up our private and public school applications. Choose a school for the kid you have, not the kid...

As we wrap up the last applications, thoughts are turning to first choice letters. What is a first choice letter? If you have a clear...

Parents often ask, how do you compare schools, how can you tell which are the best schools, and whether you are choosing a great place...

When do children start kindergarten, with a focus on summer birthdays.

You’ve applied to and were accepted to private school and will be transferring in 1st-8th grade. What is next? How do you prepare? In the...

In the fall of 2019, my children transferred from a public school to a private school, and parents have increasingly asked for my advice...

How many private schools should I apply to? How many public schools should I list in the SFUSD lottery? This is among the most common...

Due to COVID, private schools have adjusted their admissions process to eliminate in-person contacts. Parts of the process that used to be i

As we wrap up summer, instead of backpacks and lunchboxes, we dig in for more months at home with distance learning.

To kick off a school search, I meet with families for about an hour to discuss their wants and needs. Let's chat about topics.

Given the likelihood that some or all of a school year will be by distance, evaluating a school’s distance learning is an important part of

some parents are looking to move their children quickly, before school starts in August.

given the pandemic, should we put our child in public or private school? How does the pandemic and the subsequent the shelter-in-place, affe

Waiting is almost at an end! Decisions are about to come out on the following schedule