With a goal of raising awareness about the choices that parents have for their children’s K-12 education, Americans from coast to coast are planning 32,240 events and activities for National School Choice Week 2018. (www.schoolchoiceweek.com) The week begins on Sunday, January 21.

National School Choice Week celebrations include school fairs, parent nights, school tours, educational field trips, homeschool information sessions, student performances, celebratory rallies and more. It will be the largest series of education-related events and activities in US history.

National School Choice Week raises awareness about all education options for children, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling. The week started in 2011 with 150 events across the country and has grown exponentially in the years since.

In 2018, event and activity organizers include 20,200 public and nonpublic schools, 5,600 homeschool groups, and 900 local chambers of commerce. In addition, coalitions of school choice supporters are planning large-scale celebrations in more than 50 major cities across the country. National School Choice Week is nonpartisan and nonpolitical and does not advocate for or against any legislation.

“We want parents to use National School Choice Week to evaluate the education options available for their children,” said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. “Across the country, families have more educational choices than ever, and National School Choice Week provides the ideal time to begin the process of researching these options. The week is also an opportunity for students, teachers, school administrators, homeschool families, and community leaders to celebrate the important and transformational work that they do – work that is making a positive difference in communities across the country.”

For more information, visit schoolchoiceweek.com/news or www.facebook.com/schoolchoiceweek.