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Hope Change Choices is dedicated to making school choice as accessible as possible for Los Angeles Unified parents. We believe that every family should know all their options.
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A better charter map 2011-12

A better charter map 2011-12

  The California Charter School Association has a great map of charter schools in the LA area.  The CCSA map is better than anything we could do on our own.  I like that all cities are represented in this map and not just LAUSD schools.  Every bubble here has a link to the school’s respective...
LA media reports the new Open Enrollment debate

LA media reports the new Open Enrollment debate

Here are the highlights of what is being said around LA about LAUSD’s new Open Enrollment plans A few take aways. We shouldn’t have to debate how many student are or have been enrolled in LAUSD, this should be easy to find information on LAUSD’s website.  Depending on the story Daily Breeze pegs current enrollment...
What happens after you apply?

What happens after you apply?

You submitted your LAUSD Magnet/ PWT/ PSC/ Romero Transfer Act/ Charter school application(s), now what?   No matter what type of school(s) you have applied to, all schools must follow the same rules when accepting students.  If the school you applied to has fewer kids apply than seats available, every kid gets in.  If the...
What are your Choices winter edition 2011

What are your Choices winter edition 2011

School choice for the 2012-2013 school year is almost over.  November and December are the most important months for school choice in LAUSD.  Magnet, PSC, PWT, and Romero Transfer Act all end in December.  Many charter schools will have closed their application window as well.  I hope this section helps you launch your search. Magnet...

HCC’s list of top Schools in Los Angeles (part 1 of 3)

We’re doing for LA schools what US News and World Report does for America’s Colleges.  We are ranking LA schools from number 1 to dead last.  Okay that’s not true.  But it does lead to a few questions that we are breaking into a 3 part series.  First why do you want to choose a...

Charters on a map

Hope.Change.Choices is pleased to release a map with what we believe to be the most complete list of Charter Schools in Los Angeles. Elementary Schools are in Red. High Schools are in Green. Middle Schools are in Blue. Click on a place mark for more information on the school. If you see any errors or...

Charter Schools

In our effort to provide parents with school choices we are now providing the following spreadsheet listing charter schools approved by LAUSD. Please feel free to contact these schools for more information. We would recommend that you apply to schools of interest as soon as possible. Many have due dates that have already passed but...