NEW VIDEO: PARENTS WILL NOT STAND FOR IT
A lawsuit in Louisiana threatens to force more than 13,000 students out of the schools their parents chose. Stand with parents and protect their right to choose.
A snapshot of affected schools: Louisiana lawsuit
On Tuesday, September 5 the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear a watershed case that could affect the education of more than 13,000 students. The teachers union wants to defund some public charter schools which would force students back into lower-performing schools. The data is alarming and parents are worried.
Free National School Choice Week Supplies
View email. Dear Friends- We have some exciting news! The National Coalition for Public School Options (PSO) has been an enthusiastic participant, for several years, in National School Choice Week (NSCW). National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on all types of great school options for kids. It is the world’s largest celebration of…
Advocacy Milestone – 10 years and still going strong!
Each summer school choice parent advocates from across the country gather in Washington, DC to attend the PSO Parent Advocacy Boot Camp. This year marked the 10th anniversary of this gathering and it’s incredible to see how far our advocacy efforts have come in the last 10 years. At this year’s boot camp parents heard…
Once again, parent voice missing from national charter school conference
Each year, PSO parent advocates attend multiple national charter school and education conferences. Unfortunately, each year, the parent voice seems to be missing at these meetings. While parent advocates attend, rarely are parents or their perspective included in programming. They should. After all, who knows the educational needs of their children better than their parents?…
At National Charter School Conference, School Choice Champion Representative Luke Messer Tells Kids “Dream Big, Work a Plan & Never Quit!”
PSO board members Tillie Elvrum and Christin White-Kaiser attended the 2016 National Charter Schools Conference in Washington, DC this week where 4,500 teachers, administrators, lawmakers, policy makers, advocates, and parents gathered to share ideas and learn about education reform and what’s going on in the world of charter schools. At a panel discussion about the…
Former NACSA Official and Self-Proclaimed Education Reformer Tweets Inappropriate and Offensive Analogy
Last week, a former official at the National Alliance of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and a self-proclaimed education reformer, tweeted an offensive and insensitive analogy, likening the country’s virtual schools – which serve thousands of students – to thalidomide. What is thalidomide? It was a drug used in the 1950’s that caused severe birth defects…
Parents – We’re More Than Just “Cheerleaders”
I recently returned from the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s 2016 National Summit on Education Reform. This conference is always a favorite because the panel discussions and keynote speakers are inspiring. The conference is led by reformers and advocates who are working to make a world-class education available to every child. As parent advocates, and national board members at PublicSchoolOptions.org, we attend lots of conferences every year to learn about school choice and policies that affect our families.
Hard Work | Good Times
Earlier this year, parent advocates from across the country took planes, trains, and automobiles out to our nation’s capital, Washington DC. Why? To learn how to more effectively advocate for public school options for their children. All of these parents have their own school choice story. They come from different backgrounds and all have…
Hard Work, Good Times
Earlier this year, parent advocates from across the country took planes, trains, and automobiles out to our nation’s capital, Washington DC. Why? To learn how to more effectively advocate for public school options for their children.