The Wyoming chapter of PublicSchoolOptions.org will host a Capitol day to celebrate school choice from 7:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, 121 W. 15th St. The event will bring together families that benefit from educational options – specifically virtual education. Parents and students will have the opportunity to learn about legislation…
From Amy Nelson Public virtual schools in Wyoming provide my children with a top-notch education. As a family, it’s a choice we’re able to make because lawmakers trust us – parents – not bureaucrats, with the most important decision that will ever be made for our children. To celebrate this, we’re joining other families next…
Next Thursday, parents from all across the state will converge on our capital to rally for virtual education at Wyoming Virtual Education Day. We’re so fortunate to live in a state where virtual schools are an option that families can choose for their children. We don’t know what we’d do without our school. My child’s…
Last week, families across the country had the chance to reflect on the many great school choices options that are available during National School Choice Week. In Wyoming, we are lucky to have educational options. But we can’t rest on our laurels – we need to keep fighting for and protecting choice to ensure that…
By Tammy Thompson Here in North Carolina, we have a menu of public school options that service our diverse group of students. As a mom who has taken advantage of these options, I cannot say enough great things about school choice. My husband Richard and I adopted three beautiful girls. Like many foster care children,…
By Joy Greenwald, January 19, 2016 Laramie County Commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed the week of January 24-30, 2016 as Laramie County School Choice Week. Held the last week of January, National School Choice Week is designed to raise awareness about all types of education options, from traditional public schooling to online learning. “School Choice Week…
Guest opinion by Michael Burke, an INSPIRE Connections Academy teacher It’s the beginning of a new year and I wanted to share why I am grateful to work with middle school students as a science teacher at INSPIRE Connections Academy. As a free online public school that serves students in grades K-12 across Idaho, my students log…
By: Amelia Hamilton School choice empowers families to choose the school that is right for them, empowerment which is celebrated with the #ITrustParents campaign. Created by PublicSchoolOptions.org and launched in 2014, this campaign allows policy makersto share why they trust parents enough to support school choice legislation. President and Parent leader Tillie Elvrum said “PublicSchoolOptions.org’s #ITrustParents campaign is a…
By Moriah Costa The education future of more than 1,200 charter students in Washington state is in limbo after the Washington State Supreme Court decided Thursday to not reconsider its decision that the state’s charter school law is unconstitutional. The initial decision was made in September, a few weeks after students returned to class. The schools…
The Express-Times’ Nov. 1 editorial, “Pa. must demand accountability from cyber charter schools,” bases its entire opinion on one side of the issue. Like the unfair Stanford University Center for Research on Education Outcomes, you failed to talk to parents who send their children to virtual schools. Just days ago, President Obama addressed concerns about over-testing…