RALEIGH — National School Choice Week returns this year from Jan. 25-31 with 55 flagship events scheduled nationwide, including school fairs, capitol celebrations, and student-led and community events.
National School Choice Week is a charitable program conducted each year by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF) and the National School Choice Resource Center, which are both 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
According to a new national survey by the NSCAF, 75% of parents of school-aged American children (46 million nationwide) have “considered, searched for, or enrolled at least one child in a new or different school; the highest level recorded in five years.”
More than 28,000 schools are participating in and planning events to celebrate, according to the National School Choice Week website.
In Raleigh, a student showcase was to be held Jan. 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fletcher Opera Theatre at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts at 2 E. South Street, however; due to inclement weather it has been canceled.
The Raleigh event, sponsored by the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools, would have included student performances and an art showcase featuring submissions from students across North Carolina.
Moore County School Choice Expo’s Caroline S. Kelly sent an email with a press release about NSCW naming the Moore County Education Expo an “All Star” in educating parents and families about local school choice options.
The Moore County School Choice Expo, which has been held annually for the past five years, was named an “All Star” School Choice Week participant for the second time by SCWAF.
The expo goes beyond school choice options, offering information to families on all available educational options in the Moore County area, including public, public charter and magnet schools, as well as private schools, online and virtual options, and homeschooling.
The Moore County Education Summit will host a countywide school choice expo Jan. 31 in Pinehurst featuring “over 25 schools and education providers.”
For more information, visit mocoschoolchoice.com.
This article has been updated to reflect the cancelation of a school choice event in Raleigh due to inclement weather.
