Last Friday, students, parents and teachers from across Utah gathered at the state capitol to celebrate virtual education and school choice. Despite heavy snow, hundreds gathered to talk about what school choice means to them and how virtual education has benefited their families. Some traveled hundreds of miles to attend. Students and parents…
Last week, virtual school families in Kansas and New Mexico participated in capitol day events where they met with legislators and shared their personal school choice stories. The Kansas chapter of PublicSchoolOptions.org hosted its inaugural “Parent Choice in Education Day at the Capitol” where about 100 students, families and teachers came together to celebrate…
Parents from across Iowa joined together on January 31 at the state capitol building to speak with legislators about the importance of public school options. A few students, enrolled in virtual education programs, even tagged along to learn first-hand about the legislative process. “We’ve been learning about the three branches of government in…
On Monday, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) – an organization “dedicated to advancing the public charter school movement” released its annual rankings of state public charter school laws based on data from 2016-2017. These are the laws they’ve actively pushed for in states across the country. But as we point out below, the rankings…
Last week PSO board president Tillie Elvrum spent four busy days in Tampa and Tallahassee participating in Florida’s Celebrate Youth event, which was part of National School Choice Week, and taking part in a parent legislative fly-in. Tillie, along with Florida parent advocates Melissa Ley and Lawrence Kerwin, barnstormed the state capitol to meet with…
Last week, PSO national board president Tillie Elvrum kicked off National School Choice Week with parents and students from some of California’s public virtual schools. National School Choice Week started in 2011 and is now the world’s largest annual celebration of opportunity in education. Over the past seven years, there have been more than 58,000…
Virginia Virtual Academy helps Kalima find her voice creatively. Regardless of zip code or economic background, everyone should be able to choose the education that fits their child best. It’s time to make virtual education an option for every Virginia student.
By Tillie Elvrum, President, PublicSchoolOptions.org The national parent board of directors at PublicSchoolOptions.org would like to wish you a Happy New Year! With the start of the new year, legislatures across the country will convene to review current policies and propose new ones – many affecting our children’s education. In 2018, PSO’s…
Virginia Virtual Academy is the right choice for the Hellwigs so Aiden can stay happy and healthy and be challenged academically. It’s time to make virtual education an option for every Virginia student.
In August, the nonprofit Oklahoma Public Charter School Association (OPCSA) filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma and its state board of education for not equitably funding many of the state’s public charter schools. The OPCSA asserts the state has failed to enforce the constitution and statute, which guarantees public charter schools receive…