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Thousands of schools participate in National School Choice Week each year, using the week to showcase what makes them unique. Here is a look at just a few of the most popular ways schools celebrate.

As National School Choice Week (NSCW) celebrates 15 years of empowering families to make the best educational solutions for their families, we’re spotlighting a growing part of the momentum: microschooling.  The basic concept of microschooling is pretty easy to understand: students gathering together in a small group – with adult supervision – to learn, explore,…

More than half (59%) of U.S. parents who identify as Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) indicated that they considered new schools for at least one of the children in their household last year, according to a new survey released by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF).  The survey, of 585 AAPI parents, paints a…

Hispanic and Latino parents know that a quality, effective education is the surest path to their children achieving their own American dreams. That is just one of the reasons that, according to a recent survey of 502 Hispanic and Latino parents of school-aged children in the United States, more than 63% said that they considered,…

When it comes to K–12 school choice, Black parents are more likely to search for new schools for their children than any other demographic group.  According to a recent survey of 552 Black parents of school-aged children in the United States, conducted by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation, 68% of Black parents said they…

Each May, schools and parents across the country come together to celebrate the incredible impact teachers make every single day. This Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–9), we were thrilled to see how schools went above and beyond to recognize and thank their educators. Curious to see how schools celebrated? Let’s take a look at some…

More than 60% of U.S. parents of school-aged children considered sending at least one of their children to a different school last year, according to the National School Choice Awareness Foundation’s January 2025 survey. This census-balanced survey of 2,873 parents of school aged children found that military families, younger parents, and Black moms and dads were among the…

National School Choice Week (NSCW) is the largest celebration of education opportunities and highlights the importance of empowering families to choose the best educational environments for their children. This effort stands out due to its empowering approach, offering families information on learning options while celebrating the achievements of students and educators nationwide. The Week’s events…

National School Choice Week 2025 took place and took the nation by storm! Out of tens of thousands of events that took place in a single week, 67 large-scale “flagship” events were planned in 39 states. As the Director of Awareness Events on the Events and Partnerships team, I work closely with the organizers of…

As we wrap up the fifteenth anniversary of National School Choice Week (NSCW) in January 2025, we’re feeling grateful for the special community, cherished traditions, and remarkable growth that have transformed NSCW into the largest celebration of educational opportunity in the nation. From coast-to-coast train tours to almost 300,000 events, meetings, and activities, each year…