The school year is nearing to a close, but many parents are already looking forward to next year’s enrollment. California has a lot of options for schools, from public, to charter, to private. You can choose to stay in your district or elect for the District of Choice program and have your child attend school with special classes or activities. In Los Angeles Unified alone, there are more than 400 elementary schools, plus hundreds of specialized programs and dozens of charter schools run by separate nonprofits. The default option is to attend the assigned school nearest your home, but there are many reasons families may consider another school. Some of these schools are so popular there isn’t room for every student who wants to enroll. Today on AirTalk, we discuss California’s unique school choice options with LAist’s K-12 senior reporter, Mariana Dale, and professor of education policy at USC, Julie Marsh.