About Tanya

Tanya Anton author of GoMamaGuide’s “Westside Guide to Public Elementary Schools,” “Westside Guide to Middle School,” and the “Valley Guide to Public Elementary Schools,” has risen steadily as a go-to source for information, inspiration, and action, and is part of a growing revolution of parents actively driving public school revitalization.

In addition to doing public school demystification and outreach, Tanya has appeared on KCRW’s “Which Way LA” with Warren Olney five times, presented on motherhood and social activism in NYC, testified in support of inter-district permits before the LAUSD school board, and lobbied against school budget cuts up in Sacramento.

Since co-hosting the popular “Martinis & Magnets” events w/ radio personality Sandra Tsing Loh & “Three Martini Playdate” author Christie Mellor, Tanya has spoken to thousands of stressed-out parents about to enter the LA school system through her talks, seminars, and house chats, and has inspired many to not only reconsider their public school options but also become a vital yet interconnected agent of change within them. Tanya lives in Mar Vista with her husband and daughter and writes when she should be sleeping. Email her at GoMama@mac.com.

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About GoMamaGuide

GoMamaGuide began mom-to-mom in 2006 and spread organically via word-of-mouth through area preschools, park playgrounds, libraries and local community gatherings. By 2007 the first edition of The Westside Guide to Public Elementary Schools was released, and GoMamaGuide established its presence within the local and online communities, clearly filling a need and creating a niche where there wasn’t one before.
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Having helped thousands of LA parents with their public school options through a series of guidebooks, speaking dates, seminars, consultations, and a variety of other services, sharing hands-on experience in public school revitalization, becoming an outspoken voice politically, offering radio and press commentary, GoMamaGuide continues to expand into new territories.
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“For me, it’s personal. I began GoMamaGuide unexpectedly while my own daughter was still in preschool, feeling very much like our public elementary school choices were grossly under-represented at the private school-heavy Kindergarten Fairs and local Parent Ed nights. As one who not only believes in public education, but who, economically-speaking, needed to find a good option for my own family, I set out to learn as much as I could and get involved early on.”
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“My goal is to share knowledge with others and shine a light on the path, as information is power and cuts a laser-like beam through the stress of the unknown. I believe that together, working on behalf of our collective children, we can inspire each other and accomplish much-needed change. I know this is true because I have already witnessed it many times over.”

GoMamaGuide. Offering information, inspiration, action.

It’s amazing what one can do with a hammer or a power tool, but you empower a mama when her collective children are at stake, and the stakes get pretty high.  She’s got nothing to lose and everything to gain by speaking out!

GoMama Speaks Out!

On the Radio:
Can Federal Stimulus Money Save Our Schools?
Hear Tanya and State Superintendent Jack O’Connell
on KCRW’s Which Way LA. (4/2/09)

All Things Not Created Equal in Teacher Layoffs
Hear Tanya take on UTLA PresidentAJ Duffy
on KCRW’s Which Way LA. (4/21/09)

LAUSD Slashes $1.6 Billion Over 3 Years!
Hear Tanyaand LAUSD Superintendent Ray Cortines
on KCRW’s Which Way LA. (6/24/09)

LA Schools Face Another Round Of Cuts!
Hear Tanya and former School Board member David
Tokofsky on KCRW’s Which Way LA. (12/9/09)

LAUSD Shortens School Calendar!
Hear Tanya on KCRW’s Which Way LA with Warren
Olney. (3/30/10)

Hear Tanya on Brooklyn’s Public Think Tank Radio (5/5/09)

Int'l MMConf.pngTanya was invited to speak in Toronto at the first ever Int’l Motherhood Movement Conference, to present her piece, “Rocking The Public Schools: Mothering An Underground Revolution of Change.”

Tanya presented on Motherhood and Social Activism in NYC at the ARM Conference held during the ’08 Mamapalooza Festival. Click here for details.

Tanya joined parent leaders and the UTLA up in Sacramento to lobby against state budget cuts to public education. Read her take on it  here.


To arrange to have Tanya speak at your school, community, or gathering, please email her at GoMama@mac.com.


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