Today’s blog will answer the most common questions about the SFUSD lottery. For a thorough background on the current SFUSD lottery...

When applying for kindergarten, parents feel comfortable looking into the curriculum of the early grades. However, with most San...

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.

Traveling with your kids and their NintendoⓇ SwitchⓇ? Maybe a bit off topic from school, but I wanted to share what we learned from our...

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...

Many parents would like to send their children back for in-person learning. Some need childcare so that they can work, and others worry...

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

SFUSD is planning to change from a citywide system with neighborhood preference to a zone system that limits parents to schools inside their

You can’t do it all. It bears repeating; you cannot work two full time jobs, i.e., work outside the home and oversee a child’s education.