Thousands of People Showing Support for Choice

School choice supporters can seem few and far between to the average Joe, but the time has come where the movement is not only spreading to every state, but the number of supporters is multiplying. The Alliance for School Choice started a large national campaign, which has surpassed their expectations.

School Choice Group Recruits 10,000 New Supporters in Just Five Weeks
Voucher and Tax Credit Movement's First Interactive Campaign Exceeds Expectations
Last update: 1:22 p.m. EST Dec. 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dec 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- More than 10,000 people signed up to join a coalition supporting school vouchers and scholarship tax credit programs over the past five weeks, the Alliance for School Choice announced today. The Alliance, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., had anticipated reaching its goal of recruiting 10,000 new supporters by the end of January.
The new supporters are members of the School Choice Works campaign, which officially launched in mid-November. Membership in School Choice Works is free. School Choice Works is the first national interactive and social media campaign launched by the coordinated school choice movement. More information is available at www.LetParentsChoose.org.
The Alliance, which is the nation's largest organization promoting school choice, provides members with free bumper stickers, e-mail action updates, free news magazines, and information on how they can help promote education reform in their states.
"The quick and overwhelming success of this campaign is testament to the strength of support for school choice across the country," said Andrew Campanella, national campaign director for the School Choice Works project. "We look forward to continuing to recruit individuals who want to make a difference in education reform in their states."
"The fundamental focus of the Alliance is to provide support and assistance to state groups, and the School Choice Works campaign provides, in the form of grassroots supporters, additional resources to these organizations," said the Alliance's interim president, John Schilling.
More than 175,000 children participate in school choice programs. There are 18 school voucher or scholarship tax credit programs operating in 10 states and the District of Columbia.
Individuals can sign up to join the School Choice Works coalition for free at www.LetParentsChoose.org.
SOURCE: Alliance for School Choice Alliance for School Choice
Andrew Campanella, 202-280-1985
acampanella@allianceforschoolchoice.org