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Citywide School Open House Returns for School Choice Week

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth annual School Saturday in Kansas City will take place Jan. 27, opening doors across the city to families exploring their school options. A record-breaking nearly 40 schools and early childhood centers will participate in the citywide open house by hosting tours, highlighting student projects, and showcasing student performances.

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  • A record-breaking nearly 40 schools and early childhood centers will participate in the citywide open house by hosting tours, highlighting student projects, and showcasing student performances.
  • This citywide event is planned to coincide with the celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 21-27, 2024), which will feature tens of thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states, including nearly 400 in the Show Me State.
  • Over 40 schools are participating in the citywide open house event, and a full list can be found at showmekcschools.org/school-saturday.
  • The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.

1,500+ Students, Educators to March to the Capitol for Jan. 26 School Choice Rally with Gov. McMaster

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- K-12 education is on the move in South Carolina, with the state's first education savings account scholarship for low-income students launching this year. In celebration of all of the state's learning options — from traditional public schools to microschooling — more than a thousand students, parents, and educators will rally at the South Carolina Capitol on Jan. 26, 2024.

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  • In celebration of all of the state's learning options — from traditional public schools to microschooling — more than a thousand students, parents, and educators will rally at the South Carolina Capitol on Jan. 26, 2024.
  • Cheer squads, dance teams, choirs, and school bands will perform during the upbeat rally.
  • Students and families will wrap up the State Capitol programming with a group photo — "South Carolina's largest-ever selfie" — and a performance of the official National School Choice Week dance.
  • The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.

Students Celebrate Historic School Choice Growth at Courthouse Rally

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Next week, students will celebrate the state's old and new school choice options at a festive rally on the Billings Yellowstone County Courthouse Lawn.

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  • Next week, students will celebrate the state's old and new school choice options at a festive rally on the Billings Yellowstone County Courthouse Lawn.
  • While the school choice rally is an annual event hosted by the Montana Family Foundation, changes to the state's education landscape bring a fresh energy to this year's celebration.
  • Landmark legislation in 2023 set clearer, more flexible rules for public school transfers, established new charter school laws, created a private school scholarship for students with special needs, and made it easier for homeschool students statewide to enroll part-time in public schools.
  • This event, which is free and open to the press and public, is timed to coincide with National School Choice Week (NSCW).

Dancing for School Choice: Students to Perform by State Capitol to Celebrate Education Options

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey students love having choices for what school they attend and are ready to demonstrate the power of options this National School Choice Week. At New Jersey's largest celebration of learning during the Week, students, families, and local leaders will gather for an upbeat student showcase and community conversation about K-12 options and opportunity in the Garden State.

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  • Highlights of the showcase will include a dramatic reading by Tranquil Teachings Learning Center students and a performance of the official National School Choice Week dance by SproutU School of the Arts students.
  • Lunch, school exhibitors, and free School Choice Week swag will add to the fun.
  • "The question is, how do we arrive with the meaningful education choice and access necessary to serve every learner in The Garden State?
  • National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and homeschooling.

Wichita's Most Innovative Education Options on Display at National School Choice Week Field Trip

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Hosted by Wichita Innovative Schools and Educators, the trip will give students the opportunity to represent why they love their unique school choice to community members and the media.

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  • Hosted by Wichita Innovative Schools and Educators, the trip will give students the opportunity to represent why they love their unique school choice to community members and the media.
  • Groups participating in the Wichita field trip include Freedom Preparatory, Greengate Children's School, Wildflower Community School, Kreative Kids Faith Academy, Guiding Light Academy, Charity Christian School, Light Academy, Apollos Schole.
  • The field trip is planned to coincide with the celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 21-27, 2024), which will feature tens of thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states.
  • National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and homeschooling.

Black Family Homeschool Conference to Return to Decatur this School Choice Week

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Step into the wide world of homeschooling at The Flourish 2024: Black Family Homeschool Conference this January 24-26 during National School Choice Week.

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  • DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Step into the wide world of homeschooling at The Flourish 2024: Black Family Homeschool Conference this January 24-26 during National School Choice Week.
  • We are so excited to bring edupreneurs, home education leaders, and moms and dads from across Georgia together this School Choice Week," said Nicole Doyle of Georgia Black Home Educators Network.
  • The Flourish 2024 is timed to coincide with National School Choice Week, an annual celebration of K-12 learning options.
  • Tickets and more information about the 2023 Black Family Homeschool Conference are available at georgiablackhomeeducators.org.

SLAM! Students to Share Their Talents at School Choice Week Film Festival

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Next week, a film festival with live performances featuring videos of charter school students in four states will be streamed live from SLAM!

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  • Next week, a film festival with live performances featuring videos of charter school students in four states will be streamed live from SLAM!
  • Tampa, highlighting students' gifts and celebrating school spirit during National School Choice Week.
  • A $500 award for a School Choice Week party at the winning student's school.
  • Film Festival, there will be more than 2,500 celebrations of School Choice Week across Florida.

Students' Lemonade Stand Fundraiser Sets Ambitious Goal of Raising $14,500 for Children's Hospital

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at seven schools are joining forces next week for a lemonade stand fundraiser with a big goal: collectively raising $14,500 for children with cancer. The annual student-led campaign, which is planned to coincide with National School Choice Week, is an impressive celebration of unity, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy in the community.

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    MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at seven schools are joining forces next week for a lemonade stand fundraiser with a big goal: collectively raising $14,500 for children with cancer.
  • These stands represent months of hard work and student partnership with local artisans and businesses, who assist students in preparing their lemonade stands.
  • The grand tally will be revealed at the follow-up LUMIN Opportunity Day on Thursday, Jan. 25 at Discovery World Science and Technology Museum.
  • While lemonade may seem like a cool refreshment for chilly January, event planners say students spread warmth and hope with every cup sold.

Eighth Annual Tulsa School Choice Expo to Share K-12 Options, Fun with Families

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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TULSA, Okla., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Join the eighth annual Tulsa School Choice Expo next week to celebrate your school choice and learn about Oklahoma's newest opportunities for K-12 students, including the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit.

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  • TULSA, Okla., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Join the eighth annual Tulsa School Choice Expo next week to celebrate your school choice and learn about Oklahoma's newest opportunities for K-12 students, including the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit.
  • The free Tulsa School Choice Expo will take place 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Greenwood Cultural Center.
  • This program provides participating families a refundable tax credit of $5,000 to $7,500 per student for private school tuition expenses.
  • Oklahomans will celebrate the Week with more than 200 festivities, including a school expo in Oklahoma City, school assemblies and spirit weeks, and an official proclamation of "Oklahoma School Choice Week" by Gov.

Families, Teachers to Share School Choice Stories at Kentucky Capitol Celebration on Jan. 25

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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Kentucky's flagship event for National School Choice Week will elevate the voices of students who have benefitted from school choice.

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  • Kentucky's flagship event for National School Choice Week will elevate the voices of students who have benefitted from school choice.
  • The Capitol Celebration will take place at 10 a.m. at the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda (700 Capital Avenue, Frankfort, Ky.).
  • Nonetheless, Kentucky has no state-run private school choice programs available, and is one of just a handful of states with no public charter schools open to students.
  • The Capitol Celebration is planned to coincide with the celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 21-27, 2024), which will feature thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states.