School Choice Week starts today in Georgia and across America. Throughout the Week, which runs until January 31, there will be 360 school choice events across the Peach State.

“In recent years, Georgia has made significant growth in providing parents with increased access to challenging, motivating and effective schools. Georgia parents have far more options today than they did a decade ago.”

The events are part of National School Choice Week, which will feature 11,082 events across America – the largest celebration of educational opportunity in US history.

School Choice Week events in Georgia include open houses, information sessions, policy roundtable discussions and more – planned by schools, organizations, homeschool groups and individuals. The goal of the events is to inform parents about the K-12 education options available for their children, while raising awareness of the benefits providing families with a variety of different options for their children’s education.

Georgia cities with the most events include Atlanta (98), Alpharetta (31), Roswell (19), Duluth (11), and Marrietta (10). To help raise additional awareness, the mayors of Columbus and Savannah – as well as county leaders in Fulton County – have issued proclamations officially recognizing Jan. 25-31, 2015 as School Choice Week in their localities.