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Do you have any firsthand experience with Business Econ or Finance major at any CalState? My HS senior is waiting for college results right now and so far has a few acceptances from Calstates for Business Finance and Actuarial Science. No interest in going there though, so I am looking for...

I have/had 3 kids in IUSD and can tell you that IUSD does prepare students for college life pretty well. None of my 3 kids had a situation where they were threatened by a classmate or were scared to go to school. They were surrounded by highly motivated and high achieving peers. It was cool...

Bumping this tread! Anyone has any first hand experience with Eastshore APAAS? My daughter got an offer for 6th grade there and I have to make a decision by Monday.

Thank you everyone for your referrals! I reached out to Elevation Solar, Infinity Solar, as well as Energysage. In the end I got more quotes than I could handle :) I am leaning to go with Solar Optimum who offered Panasonic Evervolt 400 panels with pretty good warranty coverage. Prices are...

Thank you so much! I'll reach out to Infinity Solar and Elevation Solar to get quotes.

I am currently getting quotes for a new 9kW system. Quotes I get are all over the place. Could you share what companies you went with and whether you would recommend them? So far I got a quote from Sunpower for 21 M series 425 panels for $45K+ and from Vibe Solar for 22 Qcell 400 panels for...

Welcome to the neighborhood! If you are into hiking, there is a path to Crystal Cove beach by foot from Bommer Canyon - spectacular hike and views!

My son attends Harvard and we are on the mailing lists for all the news, newspapers etc. on a weekly basis. When it comes to their admission process, it feels like they have unspoken boxes they have to fill, such as: - Class has to have representatives from each of 50 states.  As a result, it is...

I am a parent of a recent IUSD grad, with 2 more still in various schools within IUSD. Based on my experience, there is not so much difference between 5 high schools in our district.  Besides, if you really like high school not in your residential boundary, you can always apply for interdistrict...

My youngest is currently is in Bonita Canyon elementary.  My recommendations is to visit both schools in the morning during drop off and stay on campus/visit classes right after. Test scores will not tell you all about each of the school, so your personal feeling and impression will be more...

Thank you Logik, What a great find!  It did not even occur to me to look at IVC.

Hello, Looking for help and advice! I need to find a program or a private tutor to help my 4th grader with her reading comprehension. Any advice or referral is really appreciated! Thank you!

My son skipped a year from kindergarten to 1st grade in IUSD.  It was pretty difficult to convince the teachers and administration that it's beneficial for the child.  They do not care about how advanced and ready your child is.  They feel that the social damage of skipping the grade might be...

I'm not one of the parents whose child is in Math 1 but I spoke to the parent in year round school whose child is. It's a disaster - no books as of yet.  Kids get homework on copies of the pages from workbooks.  if you are lucky to have a naturally engaging and inspiring teachers you will be...