From Arizona to Pennsylvania, check out the parent advocacy events held by state coalitions across the nation last month!

PSO Capitol Day events are in full swing across the country! Families in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Georgia celebrated their school choice option by rallying, writing letters to their legislators, and meeting with lawmakers and legislative staff in-person at their state capitol.

The Oklahoma Department of Education is considering a proposal that would require all alternative education programs to solely conduct attendance in-person.

When I made the decision to start online school, I had many worries: “How will I interact with other students?” “How will this affect how I learn?” “Will this be too much?” Three years later, I have no worries at all. I am very thankful for the choice to decide how I continue my education.

Stepping into my first public school, I was excited about the unknown, ready to learn, and ready to show the school who was boss. I knew I was going to do great in school, but what I didn’t know was that my older brother who is two grades ahead of me, was suffering in silence in the school. My brother was bullied just because he was unique, different, and highly intelligent.

Vivian, an 11th grade student at Oklahoma Virtual Academy shares how transferring to online school was "more marvelous than anything I had previously experienced."

When Courtney Rodriguez’s children weren’t learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Courtney knew she had to find an alternative learning option.“They were switching them back and forth from school to distant learning which was a complete joke. My children weren't learning, nor could they get extra help.”Courtney began researching virtual learning as an alternative to the emergency remote teaching her family was experiencing during the pandemic.