Thousands of events planned to celebrate National School Choice Week 2020

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square

Polling shows that about 70 percent of Americans support school choice, and an overwhelming majority support scholarship programs that allow parents to send their child to a school other than their local public school.

To celebrate the growing popularity of school choice, more than 51,300 events and activities are scheduled nationwide this week in honor of National School Choice Week (NSCW), a nonpartisan, nonpolitical, independent public awareness effort.

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School choice programs allow students to attend schools that meet their learning needs. Since 2011, more than 131,000 NSCW events have been planned across the country and around the world.

“The week is inclusive, positive, and welcoming, with the goal of raising awareness of all education options (traditional, public, charter, magnet, online, private, and homeschooling), so that families can find schools and learning environments that best meet the needs of their children,” NSCW says.

The organization posted a map online, which lists the number of school choice events by state. It also provides graphics and other tools for social media use.

RELATED: National School Choice week luncheon Jan. 29 in Montpelier

Most states were breaking records for the number of events being held this year in support of school choice. Wisconsin is holding a record-breaking 984 events and activities statewide, NSCW says, as is Oregon, whose 549 events are the highest to date.

New Jersey’s and New York’s record-breaking events total 1,136 and 2,423, respectively. Illinois’ 1,679 scheduled events and California’s 2,868 events were also the highest recorded to date.

Governors in Ohio, Arizona and Florida all issued proclamations recognizing School Choice Week 2020 in their states. Ohio is holding 2,761 school choice events and activities across the state; Arizona is holding 1,196, and Florida is holding 4,992. All are record-breaking, NSCW says.

Since 2011, more than 131,000 NSCW events have been planned across the country and around the world.

According to the most recent American Federation for Children’s National School Choice Poll, 69 percent of voters polled support the concept of school choice; 78 percent support Education Freedom Scholarships.

Such scholarships have been championed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and legislation proposing them on a federal level were sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Bradley Byrne.

“Education Freedom Scholarships showed the sharpest increase in support compared to last year, and state Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) have grown in support each year for the past 5 years,” John Schilling, president of the American Federation of Children, said in a statement.

“This year’s results also show that 58 percent of voters are less likely to support a presidential candidate that wants to eliminate federal charter school funding,” he added. “Policymakers should take note that voters are crystal clear in their support for all forms of educational choice and will oppose politicians who would take those educational options away from families who desperately need them.”

Image courtesy of SchoolChoiceWeek.com

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  2. Hopefully this movement will flip the Socialists Act 46 on it’s ear and not to be heard of again. Power to the people and gut Montpelier.

  3. Best choice we made for our kids was to take them out of govt schools and send them to a private Christian school. Total relief. Solid and far more challenging academics, days not wasted watching poorly behaved kids dominate the teachers time and they aren’t learning to be mini socialists. I encourage all parents to do whatever necessary to make it work financially. You won’t regret it – and
    your kids will thank you!

    • That’s because they are in seclusion with their crying towels as they realize they might be loosing their Socialist agendas.

      Heard often teachers say “it’s for the children-(to justify pay raises)”. Now this movement is really for “the children” meaning more choice for the children and perhaps less staff and lower taxes.

    • The teachers union is one of diggers big donors. Digger has censored lots of comments that are critical of the public school system or the teachers union. Vt digger…for rent.

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