The event, which takes place the last week of January each year, is sponsored by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation.
[1] In 2014, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee appeared at a National School Choice Week event at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
[2] In 2015, National School Choice Week opened with a nationally televised event in Jacksonville, Florida, featuring speeches by former NFL player Desmond Howard, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, and a video greeting by U.S.
[3] In 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at a National School Choice Week event on Capitol Hill.
[14] From 2015 to 2019, the US Senate passed a commemorative resolution recognizing School Choice Week,[15][16][17] and U.S. President Donald Trump issued similar proclamations in 2017,[18] 2018,[19] and 2019.