Colleen Cook is a passionate advocate for school choice and parents’ rights. When forced in 2012 to make a change to improve her children’s education opportunities, Colleen became actively involved in the school choice movement in Oklahoma. Since that time, Colleen has grown from an advocate for her children into a national advocate for students in her home state of Oklahoma and across the country.
A Navy veteran and former spouse of a retired Naval Officer, Colleen understands transitional military life can be on families. She speaks often of the importance for military children to have strong educational options available to them, regardless of where duty calls.
As a mother, Colleen believes that all students have unique needs and that school choice allows all students to excel as individuals. Colleen’s children have utilized many options throughout their academic lives, including private, public, public charter, virtual and virtual charter, and college-level courses.
Colleen currently serves as President of the National Coalition for Public School Options Board of Directors. In addition to her advocacy for choice in education, Colleen dedicates her time to supporting Marine families, sharing pictures and stories of her grandson, and spending every other possible moment with her family and friends.