Governor McCrory Proclaims January 24-30 “School Choice Week”
Joining Leaders Nationwide in Celebrating Opportunity in Education

North Carolina students, communities to hold over 400 events as part of nation's largest-ever celebration of school choice

RALEIGH, N.C.--()--North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has officially proclaimed January 24-30, 2016 as “School Choice Week" in North Carolina. Governor McCrory joins thirty other governors and 230 mayors and county leaders nationwide in issuing proclamations.

With more than 400 events being held to celebrate the Week in North Carolina alone – and with more than 16,000 independently organized events across all 50 states – National School Choice Week will be America’s largest-ever celebration of opportunity in education. Events will include rallies, round-table discussions, coffeehouse meet-ups, festivals, school fairs, and more.

As a nonpartisan, nonpolitical public awareness effort, National School Choice Week seeks to raise public awareness about school choice to start tens of thousands of individual conversations across our country about the need for, and benefits of, educational opportunity.

“We are grateful for Governor McCrory’s support for School Choice Week in North Carolina,” said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. “Millions of people across the country, regardless of which type of schooling they choose, are united in their view that greater choice means greater opportunities for our children to thrive.”

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 thousands of 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.

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

Contacts

School Choice Week
Shelby Tankersley, 202-480-2927 ext 820
Communications and External Relations Manager
Shelby@schoolchoiceweek.com

Contacts

School Choice Week
Shelby Tankersley, 202-480-2927 ext 820
Communications and External Relations Manager
Shelby@schoolchoiceweek.com