School Choice Rally a Big Success
January 26, 2012
More than 2,000 supporters of school choice came out on Wednesday to our third annual School Choice Celebration and Rally. Many of the parents, teachers, and students in attendance took time after the rally to meet with their legislators to thank them for improving education options in recent years and to encourage them to do more.
With attendance more than doubling from last year, we see a rapidly growing demand for our elected leaders to reform our educational system - through greater choice and public school reform - so that Georgia stops lingering at the bottom of academic achievement nationally.
Every major media outlet in the state attended the event. While not all of the reporting accurately estimated the number in attendance, the news was generally positive. You can see photos from the rally on our Facebook page. If you missed the coverage, here are some stories:
School choice rally draws many to Capitol
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/school-choice-rally-draws-1316868.html
1,500 rally for school choice
http://www.covnews.com/section/163/article/26072/
Thousands rally in support of school choice
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1897918/Atlanta./Thousands.rally.in.support.of.school.choice
(Includes link to audio)
Video of the Event:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/local_news/Hundreds-Expected-for-Ga.-Charter-School-Rally-20120125-ap-sd
