National School Choice Week

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National School Choice Week was founded in 2011 to promote the concept of all forms of school choice: district schools, district magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, and home schooling. The event, which takes place the last week of January each year, is sponsored by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation. [1]

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In 2014, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee appeared at a National School Choice Week event at Minute Maid Park in Houston. [2] In 2015, National School Choice Week opened with a nationally televised event in Jacksonville, Florida, featuring speeches by former NFL player Desmond Howard, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, and a video greeting by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. [3] In 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at a National School Choice Week event on Capitol Hill. [4]

National education organizations that have participated in the week's events include the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, [5] Magnet Schools of America, [6] the Council on American Private Education, [7] the National Coalition for Public School Options [8] , the Home School Legal Defense Association, [9] the American Federation for Children, [10] the Association of American Educators, [11] the Black Alliance for Educational Options, the Children's Scholarship Fund, [12] Choice Media, Education Reform Now, Families Empowered, the Foundation for Excellence in Education, [13] and the 50 State Campaign for Achievement Now. [14]

From 2015 to 2019, the US Senate passed a commemorative resolution recognizing School Choice Week, [15] [16] [17] and U.S. President Donald Trump issued similar proclamations in 2017, [18] 2018, [19] and 2019. [20]

The President of National School Choice Week is Andrew Campanella. He has served in this capacity since 2012. [21]

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  2. ↑ Hassan, Anita (2014-01-26). "Thousands rally for school choice in Houston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. ↑ Pillow, Travis (23 January 2015). "Thousands kick off School Choice Week in Jacksonville". NextSteps. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  4. ↑ Phenicie, Carolyn. "Republicans Kick Off National School Choice Week by Celebrating Rare Legislative Win in an Otherwise Tumultuous Year" . Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. ↑ "National Alliance Celebrates National School Choice Week". National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. ↑ Carmichael, Mary; Smith, Oran; Weaver, Ellen; Wheeler, Sara (2016-01-27). "'Choice week' celebrates school options". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  7. ↑ "National School Choice Week Celebrated Across the Country" (PDF).[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "National School Choice Week 2019". National Coalition for Public School Options. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Students, Congressmen Rally in D.C. for School Choice". Home School Legal Defense Association. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ Jackson, Nicole (2018-02-05). "AFC Goes BIG for National School Choice Week 2018!". American Federation for Children. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ Sharkey, Colin. "Association of American Educators". www.aaeteachers.org. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "I Have a Dream: A National School Choice Week Celebration". Children's Scholarship Fund. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  13. ↑ "#AskExcelinEd: What does National School Choice Week mean to you?". ExcelinEd. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "The real impact of school choice" . Retrieved 2019-10-08.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Senator Scott's School Choice Resolution Passes U.S. Senate | U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina". www.scott.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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