My family and I have celebrated many life events at the domestic Disney parks. What was it like to visit Mickey’s European outpost? — “In Tokyo, Disney built a replica of the Cinderella Castle found at Walt Disney World in Florida. In Paris, the Imagineers realized that beautiful castles could simply be found down the road, and subsequently the castle in the park needed to be especially different.”

After a wait of almost three years, I finally got to see the band take the stage in an arena setting. It was a night worth waiting for. — “We were here!” - Nightwish I was introduced to Nightwish through a video of their 2013 performance at the Wacken festival in Germany. I was instantly mesmerized by their exciting pyrotechnics, unique soundscape, and singer, Floor Jansen, who had soaring vocals and the ability to hold the crowd in the…

Advocating for your child with Special Education needs can be intimidating. Knowing how the system works will make you better prepared. — “A Special Education IEP is a detailed guide of the tools and assistance necessary to ensure a child reaches their excellence.” - Source: SpecialEd Resource When my wife, Nicole, and I started dating, our daughters were six. While one of the triplets had already progressed out of her Individualized Education…

Parents of children benefiting from separate special education environments continue to fight as the LAUSD eliminates programs like AUT-Core. “I’m not fighting against inclusion. I’m fighting for the proper preparation, and for safeguarding the students who can’t learn in an inclusive environment.” - LAUSD Parent Vicky Maronyan Just before the…

As the charter school industry tries to hold control of the LAUSD Board, just a few hundred votes separate the candidates in both races. — “There are a lot of votes left to be counted. The election can swing either way.” - Marvin Rodriguez Going into this election season, the charter school industry had to win all three contested LAUSD school board seats to maintain their majority. Its goals were given a lift when the…

Publicly funded private schools can rake in millions from state facility grants and then keep any profits from the sale if the school closes. — “there’s so many questions about finance that are left unanswered.” - Mr. Husan Johnson While claiming to be “public,” charter schools are given preference over the schools that are actually operated by public entities. This is illustrated by the fact that the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 lockdown…

California Republican Mike Garcia works to outlaw abortion nationwide while publicly framing the issue as one about local control. — “As a physician, I have been in the room where there’s some difficult conversations happening. I don’t want the federal government involved with that at all. I want women, doctors, local political leaders” - Dr. Oz With 64% of Americans opposing the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s…

LAUSD School Board candidate was at the heart of a plan by those caught in the leaked audio to illegally deprive people of representation. — “The leaked audio has cast doubt on a cornerstone of our political processes for Los Angeles.” - California Attorney General Rob Bonta The scandalous leaked audio of a conversation between three disgraced Los Angeles City Council members revealed more than verbal bigotry. The entire purpose of the meeting that day…

School Board President Kelly Gonez hired the current Superintendent in secret despite him being accused of hiding cases of sexual abuse. — Passing The Trash: “Enabling teachers who sexually abuse students to pursue another job with no record of their sexual misconduct, is common practice for K-12 school district administrators who fear legal liability and tarnished reputations.” - National Library of Medicine