Hundreds of students, parents, teachers, and community leaders will gather in the State Capitol Chamber Rotunda to show support for greater educational opportunity in Michigan during National School Choice Week.

WHAT:

  • Hundreds of school choice supporters showing the scope of the school choice movement in Michigan, including everything from district public schools to charter schools, online academies, private schools, and home education.

WHO:

  • More than 400 students, parents, teachers, and community leaders

WHEN:

  • January 23 at noon

WHERE:

  • State Capitol Chamber Rotunda

Event planners include Michigan Association of Public School Academies, Great Lakes Education Project, and Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Held every January, National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort designed to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options for every child. Through more than 32,000 independently planned events across the country, National School Choice Week raises public awareness of all types of educational choices available to children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, online learning, private schools, and homeschooling.