A resolution designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020, as "National School Choice Week".

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 478 Designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 16, 2020 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. PERDUE, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. COTTON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ENZI, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. BURR, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. LEE, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. DAINES) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. Whereas providing a diversity of choices in K–12 education empowers parents to select education environments that meet the individual needs and strengths of their children; Whereas high-quality K–12 education environments of all va- rieties are available in the United States, including tradi- tional public schools, public charter schools, public mag- net schools, private schools, online academies, and home schooling; VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:50 Jan 16, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR478.ATS SR478 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 478 ATS Whereas talented teachers and school leaders in each of the education environments prepare children to achieve their dreams; Whereas more families than ever before in the United States actively choose the best education for their children; Whereas more public awareness of the issue of parental choice in education can inform additional families of the benefits of proactively choosing challenging, motivating, and effective education environments for their children; Whereas the process by which parents choose schools for their children is nonpolitical, nonpartisan, and deserves the utmost respect; and Whereas tens of thousands of events are planned to celebrate the benefits of educational choice during the tenth annual National School Choice Week, held the week of January 26 through February 1, 2020: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) designates the week of January 26 through 2 February 1, 2020, as ‘‘National School Choice 3 Week’’; 4 (2) congratulates students, parents, teachers, 5 and school leaders from K–12 education environ- 6 ments of all varieties for their persistence, achieve- 7 ments, dedication, and contributions to society in the 8 United States; 9 (3) encourages all parents, during National 10 School Choice Week, to learn more about the edu- 11 cation options available to them; and 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:50 Jan 16, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR478.ATS SR478 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 478 ATS (4) encourages the people of the United States 1 to hold appropriate programs, events, and activities 2 during National School Choice Week to raise public 3 awareness of the benefits of opportunity in edu- 4 cation. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:50 Jan 16, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR478.ATS SR478 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS