TOMORROW: Students, Parents to Head to St. Paul to Celebrate Public School Choice

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Jan 27, 2015, 02:09 ET

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of students and teachers from across Minnesota will be gathering at the Capitol tomorrow to preserve school choice and commemorate National School Choice Week 2015, the nation's largest-ever celebration of opportunity in education.

WHAT:

Hundreds of students, parents and teachers from across Minnesota will gather in St. Paul to celebrate Minnesota's legacy as a national pioneer for public school choice, and to call on state leaders to protect, preserve, and strengthen education options for families — including public school open enrollment, concurrent enrollment in postsecondary programs and public charter schools. The message St. Paul is declaring is, "We Must Preserve Our School Choices."

WHO:

Hundreds of students, parents, administrators, and school choice supporters
Kathy Saltzman, former state senator
Minnesota Business Partnership
Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
Charter School Partners
Education Evolving
Center for School Change
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
MinnCAN

WHEN:

Wednesday, January 28 at 10:00am

WHERE:

Best Western Capitol Ridge (formerly the Kelly Inn), 161 St Anthony Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55103

PRESS NOTE:

Mult box will be provided.

Held every January, National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort shining a positive spotlight on effective education options for children, including traditional public schools, public magnet schools, public charter schools, online academies, private schools, and homeschooling, National School Choice Week 2015 will feature 11,082 independently-planned special events across all 50 states.

This news advisory was distributed by National School Choice Week on behalf of the independent event organizer listed in the release. For any questions related to this event or this news advisory, please contact the person listed. For general information about National School Choice Week, or to schedule an interview with a National School Choice Week spokesperson, please visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com/press

For more information, contact:
Kathy Saltzman, Former State Senator
[email protected] or 612-384-5298

SOURCE National School Choice Week