- Did you ever thumb through the Guinness Book of World Records as a kid, awed by the amazing feats? This year, families can help set records in ways that may not make headlines, but will make a difference.
This January 24-30, families and educators will participate in America s largest annual celebration of K-12 school choices. During National School Choice Week, millions of students, teachers, parents, and community leaders will celebrate the importance of education and discuss what options they hope to see in the future and you re invited to join.
Most years, these conversations take place at rallies, student showcases, multi-school fairs, and other huge, in-person community events. This year, school choice celebrants have shown their adaptability in light of COVID-19, planning drive-in movie nights, virtual conferences, car parades, and other safe activities that are diverse and unique, just as students are.
- Maybe it was a sleek, reusable water bottle. Whatever it was, most of us probably bought or received a gift last month that was marketed as eco-friendly, ethically-sourced, or giving back to the community. I believe in the wisdom of giving gifts that have multiple beneficiaries. But if there’s one area where bringing ethics and intentionality into a consumer decision can have the biggest impact, I d focus on K-12 education.
Education is a choice such as what car or groceries to buy, but with higher stakes. America’s 56 million students, and their parents, are the consumers. The more that parents can select schools based on values and needs without income or zip code restrictions the more we’ll see the power of parent consumers in action.
Help for parents and kids facing back-to-school concerns
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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that schools move quickly to safely reopen. With many not planning to begin in person instruction until next fall, there are concerns that children will continue to fall behind.
Data from the National School Choice Week organization shows that many kids are not only being un-enrolled from school, others are simply not participating in on-line, long distance learning.
“So what’s going to be really important is as we start the next school year it’s really important to address this learning loss; identify how much learning students missed out on and give remedial help to students who have lost out on learning,” said Andrew Campanella, President of National School Choice Week.
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