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National School Choice Week – January 24-30!

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NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK – JANUARY 24-30 – 2021

We are proud to be a part of the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education and they are Iowa’s conduit for all things #SchoolChoiceWeek this year!  This year’s celebration is completely virtual – but we are still going to have fun!  Iowa ACE is sponsoring two contests for K-12 students:

  • I Love my Education Video Contest – Submit a short video on why you love the way you learn and you could win a Lenovo Chromebook!   Contest details available here I-love-my-education-NSCW-2021-Video-Contest-1-1 (2)
  • NSCW Official Dance Contest – Looking for something to do with your classmates, or with your family/friends during winter break?  Learn the NSCW Official Dance and submit a video of your performance to Iowa ACE!  You could win a prize party – and launch your dance career!  Contest details available here NSCW 2021 Dance Contest Details

Also available this year:

Calling all K-5 Iowa Teachers!  National School Choice Week is hosting a Penpal Program for NSCW 2021.  Find out more and sign up your class for this easy, fun activity on the NSCW website HERE

Wrapping Up School Choice Week

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This week, hundreds of events across the country celebrated the diversity of school options available to parents currently and called on policy makers to make it easier for low- to middle-income families to make that choice too.  In Iowa, IACS is part of the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education, which hosted a legislative breakfast at the Capitol this week with legislators meeting administrators from around the state and students from St. Theresa Catholic school and Ankeny Christian Academy.

There were dozens of stories in statewide and local media about school choice week but here are a couple from NW Iowa popping up on our news feeds and google alerts today:

It’s a Week for Celebration of School Choice

Western Offers More Than Education

White House Proclamation

Congressional Resolution

School Choice Week 2014

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School Choice WeekIt’s School Choice Week this week!  Join us as we celebrate school choice in Iowa and across the country!

Iowa is blessed to have limited public school choice, the Educational Opportunities ACT (STO Tax Credit), homeschool freedom, at personal tuition tax credit, and more on the way!

You can learn more about School Choice Week by visiting their website.  There are events throughout Iowa.  Also, please join our email list and we’ll keep you in the loop on the latest school choice news in Iowa!

Governor Branstad Signs School Choice Week Proclamation

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The Iowa Association of Christian Schools was proud to have representation at the this year’s signing of the School Choice Week Proclamation.  Proclamations are a way for Governors to honor and/or celebrate issues or events and distribute important information and concepts to Iowans.

School Choice Week Proclamation

Governor Terry Branstad signs this year’s School Choice Week Proclamation

The last couple of years have seen School Choice Week and Catholic Schools Week fall on the same week.  This signing ceremony saw the signing of both proclamations.  We had students and staff from Des Moines Christian School and Iowa Christian Academy as well as representation from the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education and its sister organization, Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education.

Thank you, Governor Branstad, for recognizing the importance of school choice in Iowa and helping us celebrate the accomplishments to this point in giving parents and students more options in education.  We firmly believe that a child’s education should never be limited by their income or zip code of residence.  We are looking forward to working with Governor Branstad and leaders from both parties on advancing school choice in Iowa.

You can read Iowa School Choice Week ’14.