Your Child’s School Has Changed.
So Have Your Rights.
California parents now have more legal power than ever to protect their children from curriculum that conflicts with their family’s values — and we’ll show you exactly how to use it.
We’ve Helped Over 1,200 California families exercise their parental rights
WHO WE ARE
We Give Parents Their Voice Back
California’s public schools look very different from the ones you attended. Over the past several decades, education has shifted away from the classical model that built strong readers, critical thinkers, and civically engaged citizens — and toward curriculum that many parents find deeply at odds with their family’s values and beliefs.
Informed Parents – California was founded by parents, grandparents, and community leaders who refused to accept that as inevitable. We are a grassroots non-profit with one driving conviction: parents — not school administrators — are ultimately responsible for their child’s education.
We Work In Three Ways
Legal Opt-Out Notices
We deliver legally prepared Opt-Out Notices directly to your child’s school, protecting them from instruction that conflicts with your family’s religious beliefs and values — backed by California law and the 2025 U.S. Supreme Court.
The
Ambassador Corps
Our 58-county volunteer network of passionate parents builds local power, county by county, so no family fights alone.
School District Parent
Organizations
We help parents form organized groups that attend board meetings, review curriculum, monitor policy, and elect school board trustees who actually represent families.
ABOUT US
What Does The Future Hold?
Schools today are vastly different from those your parents… and even you… might remember. Education has devolved over the past century, moving from a traditional, classical approach experienced in the 50s, 60s and 70s to a more 'Progressive' model. Our goal is to bring America's robust classical curriculum back to our children's schools.
for our children
THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE
California Is Spending More…
and Teaching Less
With test scores declining and spending per student increasing, it’s clear something must change. Parents are increasingly alarmed at what their children are—or aren’t—being taught.
Spending Per Student (2025)
Spending Per Student (2025)
Per student annually… Up from $11,195 in 2019 — Yet outcomes continue to fall.
Up from $11,195 in 2019
ELA Proficiency (2025)
ELA Proficiency (2025)
Fewer than half of California students read at grade level… Down from 51% in 2019. A generation is being left behind.
Down from 51.1% in 2019
Math Proficiency (2025)
Math Proficiency (2025)
Less than 1 in 3 California students are math-proficient… Down from 39.7% in 2019. More money. Worse results.
Down from 39.7% in 2019
* California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Something Has To Change… and It Starts With Informed, Organized Parents.
your child's educational experience
YOUR RIGHTS AS A PARENT
Your Child’s School Must Tell You What They’re Teaching… and You Can Say No.
How Transparent Is Your Child’s School?
California law is clear: when there is a material change in your child’s educational experience, the school has a duty to inform you. And thanks to the landmark Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court decision (June 2025), your rights to opt out of conflicting instruction have never been stronger.
We strongly encourage every California parent to request a Parental Transparency Policy — similar to the one adopted by Chino Valley Unified School District — that formally requires your school to notify you before exposing your child to new or changed curriculum.
TAKE CONTROL TODAY
your rights
Isn’t it time you take control?
If You’re Not Opting Out,
You’re Opting In.
If homeschooling or private school isn’t an option for your family right now, you still have legal authority over what your child is exposed to in a California public school.
You have the right to opt your child out of:
- Tests, surveys, and psychological evaluations
- Comprehensive sexual health programs
- Instruction on gender identity and LGBTQ+ “normative” content
- Critical Race Theory and DEI programming
- Activities that probe personal or family beliefs
Our OPT-OUT Notice — developed by a California public interest law firm — makes the process simple, fast, and legally sound.
Dr. King’s
Vision for
America
“I have a dream that my
four little children will
one day live in a nation
where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin
but by the content of
their character.”
This Is the Standard We Hold Our Schools To.
“I have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We believe every child in every California classroom deserves to be seen, taught, and judged by the content of their character — not sorted by race, redefined by ideology, or reduced to a demographic. That’s the education we’re fighting to restore.
FUND THE FIGHT
Real Change Takes Resources. Can You Help?
Informed Parents – California is entirely funded by parents, grandparents, and community members who believe families — not bureaucracies — should shape the next generation. Every dollar goes directly to opt-out support, legal resources, ambassador training, and parent organizing.
Your tax-deductible gift makes possible:
- Free opt-out notices for every California family who needs one
- A helpline for parents facing school pushback
- Ambassador organizing in all 58 California counties
- School board accountability campaigns
Informed Parents Silicon Valley, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, EIN 87-2694564.
Stay one step ahead
Knowledge Is Your Most Powerful Tool as a Parent.
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