School Choice Cram Session: How To Deal With The Anxiety, The Questions, And All Those Options
- North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library, 5211 Tujunga Ave, North Hollywood
LAUSD’s school choice window for applications closes November 15. We can’t tell you which schools to apply to, but we can help you think about how to choose a school. There is so much information to process, and sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. LAist wants to bring parents entering K-12 for the first time together with parents who have been there before to talk through all the questions, anxieties, and indecision that come with picking a school. (Light refreshments provided, kids welcome.)
Moderator:
- Mariana Dale, senior K-12 reporter, LAist
Guests:
- Huriya Jabbar: Huriya Jabbar, PhD, is an associate professor of education policy at the University of Southern California and a parent. Her research examines how families, teachers, and school leaders navigate school choice, and what policy designs improve access and equity in school choice.
- Debbie Steinert: Debbie Steinert was the magnet school coordinator at Sylmar Charter High’s Science Tech Math Magnet for 30 years and retired in 2024. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Northridge in 1984 and taught physical science at Olive Vista Middle School. She is a graduate of both Olive Vista and Sylmar High and her two children are graduates of Sylmar’s STEM Magnet.
PARKING INFORMATION:
Free parking on site, and street parking nearby. The venue is located two blocks from the Metro B Line (North Hollywood stop)
ACCOMMODATIONS:
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