WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and 34 of his Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution designating Jan. 25-31, 2026, as National School Choice Week to empower parents and students to choose the best learning environment that best fits their needs. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act, now law, included new tax benefits that improve educational opportunity and affordability for Texas families by expanding more than 500 Education Savings Accounts, creating a new school choice tax credit, and establishing the Workforce Pell grant program for short-term industry programs that open new academic and career pathways for students. Text is below, and you can view the full resolution here.

“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 varieties are available in the United States, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools online academies, and home schooling;

Whereas talented teachers and school leaders in each of these 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 school 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 16^th annual National School Choice Week, held during the week of January 25 through January 31, 2026: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate—

1. designates the week of January 25 through January 31, 2026, as “National School Choice Week”;
2. congratulates students, parents, teachers and school leaders from K-12 education environments of all varieties for their persistence, achievements, dedication, and contributions to society in the United States;
3. encourages all parents, during National School Choice Week, to learn about the education options available to them; and
4. encourages the people of the Unites States to hold appropriate programs, events, and activities during National School Choice Week to raise public awareness of the benefits of opportunity in education.”

The resolution is being led by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and co-sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ashley Moody (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Katie Britt (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Tillis (R-NC), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jon Husted (R-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jim Justice (R-WV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Todd Young (R-IN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), John Curtis (R-UT), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT).