People Are Saying:
About Tanya’s talks:
“Hi Tanya – Thanks so much for joining us yesterday. You are a journalist’s/radio producer’s dream kind of guest. The world just seems a little bit better knowing that you are out there. Talk to you soon,” –KC, Producer, KCRW
“I just wanted to thank you for the informative seminar you gave to our moms group last night! I know that we all came away a lot more informed about our options. On a side note, you have really inspired me to rally up our moms and community to get a booster club started for our elementary school that eventually will be built here. Thanks!” –JH
“Thank you so much for coming out and giving a great talk last night. The feedback has been very good. You presented so much valuable information! Would you come back in the fall?” — SC, WPNS Preschool
“Hi Tanya, I really appreciated the information you provided and also admire your dedication to improving our public schools.” –RR
“I just wanted to say thanks for the great talk you gave at First School last night. It was really helpful. I am going to send my daughter to public kindergarten next fall and your talk just confirmed my feeling that it is the right choice for her and our family.” –SA, First School Preschool
“Tanya, Thank you! Everyone loved it. I am still getting emails and I have been forwarding your web address to everyone. I look forward to this being an annual event.” –HM, First School Preschool
“Tanya, Thank you again for last night. The feedback today is that you seemed to have the most knowledge and did not get to speak enough…next time we start with you! If we do this again I would have you alone.” –LP, Coeur d’Alene Elementary*
* PS. Tanya returned a few months later and gave an encore Middle School talk to a full auditorium of concerned parents!
About the Guidebook:
“Big Shout Out for Must-Have Guide!”
“Best $$ I’ve spent in a long time.”
“Hi Tanya. I purchased your book and I just had to tell you how EXCEEDINGLY helpful it is! It organizes all the tidbits of info I had been collecting into one coherent place, explains it all clearly and concisely, and simply makes me feel less overwhelmed! Like the application timeline? Brilliant. And the online interactive map with links… well, let’s just say, I never thought a map would make me so happy 
Thank you so much for being as organized as I would be if I had more time! You’re providing a great service here. Seriously!” –CM
“Thanks for continuing your research. LAUSD…it’s SUCH a maze!” –SG
“Tanya answered every question I had (and as a journalist of 20-plus years that’s saying something), and provided easy lists of schools, deadlines, etc., all in a succinct 25 pages. For anyone in the same boat, it’s definitely worth a read. Good luck to all of us.” –LJG
“Tanya Anton performs a major service in making this engagingly written and intelligently presented guide available to parents exploring educational choices for their children. Itself an expression of the renewed civic spirit regarding public education that is evident across the Westside, this handbook fortifies parents with the confidence and knowledge they need to investigate the increasingly rich landscape of public school options available in our Westside communities.” — AK
“Your work is inspiring and I hope it galvanizes people to get involved locally. Thanks for doing all this!” –RP
“Ok, this is long overdue, but I have to give Tanya’s book a big shout out. I won a copy of it at a (Peachhead) Moms’ Night Out, read it in a night, and promptly forgot to tell you all how informative this is (sorry, Tanya!)
In its clear and concise style, it gives excellent insight and recommendations; being from another country, and completely unfamiliar with the US school system, I found it particularly helpful. But I also think it’s a great read for anybody contemplating sending their kids to a public school on LA’s westside.” –AS (p.s. I am not profiting in any way from my endorsement, I’m just a very satisfied reader.)
“Ditto for me. I actually purchased a copy and learned sooo much! I actually read it this morning while I was waiting for my doctor’s appointment. It is written in such a simple way that even a frantic mind like mine understood it and absorbed it!” –SH
