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Welcome to National School Choice Week 2013!
posted by: Ruthie | January 28, 2013, 05:27 PM   

Today, the Association of American Educators joins with education partners across the country to celebrate National School Choice Week. School choice advocates throughout the country are gathering to show their support for providing education options to students, teachers, and communities. The school choice movement focuses on creating the most effective education system possible by empowering families to select the school that best meets the needs of their children.

At AAE, we recognize that school choice is a vital component of the education reform movement. We know that students learn differently, so a one-size-fits-all learning environment does little to meet the needs of all stakeholders. To foster authentic learning, parents and students must have choices. As educators, we must also recognize school choice as a valuable tool for all parties.

AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner has called the movement invaluable to the teaching profession. "Our primary goal as an organization is to empower, protect, and represent all professional educators," he stated. "Once limited to rigid traditional school-terms and schedules, teachers are employed in traditional public schools, charters, private schools, religious schools, and online schools just to name a few. Educators will, in turn, have choices themselves when deciding when, where, and how to teach kids."

National School Choice Week President Andrew Campanella celebrates the Whistle Stop Tour with this heartwarming message about teachers and school choice:

"...I met four teachers from public schools who shared with me their view that school choice — in all of its forms — is a winner for teachers. They spoke so passionately, so confidently about the need, as teachers, to make sure every child is in a great environment...about how they've seen student in their own schools who, even though those schools are technically successful, would be better served by a different environment..."


Click here to read the full message.

Be sure to check the National School Choice Week website for details about events in your state!

Tell others about the benefits of school choice for educators!

Teacher's Choice presents portraits of four American educators who've selected their own paths. Teachers at a charter school, an online school and a parochial school are all featured, as well as a teacher at a traditional district school who supports parent choice.

Consider sharing this video with your network of friends via social media. Copy and paste one or more of these status suggestions in your Twitter or Facebook feed:

Check out this video from @aaeteachers on the importance of #SchoolChoice http://is.gd/owm1iR #SCW

National School Choice Week is an opportunity to discuss options for all stakeholders #Teachers #SCW

VIDEO: In all areas of our lives we have the chance to choose http://is.gd/owm1iR #SCW #Teachers

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