The U.S. Department of Education today announced, in line with President Trump’s unwavering commitment to expanding school choice and ensuring all American students have access to high-quality education, its recognition and celebration of National School Choice Week. It begins today, Sunday, Jan. 26 and runs through Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. The department will celebrate education freedom by highlighting K-12 education options available to students and families, including traditional public schools, public charters, public magnet schools, online options, private schools, and a wealth of homeschool options.
School choice empowers parents and guardians to pursue the best learning environment for their children. It allows for innovative schooling models and methods that meet the unique needs of students across the nation. Education freedom ensures that a child’s opportunity to access a high-quality education and pursue the American Dream is not determined by his or her zip code.
This week, the Department celebrates:
- More than 14 million students across the country who are educated outside of traditional public schools and benefit from education options and freedom;
- Parents who know their children best and fight for education solutions that work best for their families;
- Teachers who partner with parents to meet the individual learning needs of students, whether in microschools, magnet schools, public charter schools, or private schools;
- Education entrepreneurs and innovators who are breaking through the education bureaucracy to put students and families first and to disrupt the status quo; and
- 24 states that have expanded educational opportunities in the last three years, ensuring that four in 10 U.S. students now qualify for a school choice program.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of National School Choice Week. More than 27,000 events and activities are taking place across the country, and more than 9 million students, parents, educators, and supporters are expected to participate. For more information about school choice and access to the department’s resources, please visit the agency’s School Choice page.