Mission
Parents for Choice in Education is dedicated to ensuring every child has equal access to a quality education by empowering parents, increasing choice, and promoting innovative solutions to Utah’s educational challenges.

Vision
We envision a day when all forms of education are open to parents so that every child in Utah has equal access to the quality education that allows them to reach their full potential.

Values
Parents have the right and are best equipped to choose the educational environment that is best for their children.

Children, without regard to race, income, or geography, deserve equal access to a quality education.

Education excellence is achieved through choice, accountability, and 21st century innovations necessary to compete in a global economy.

What We Do

• Initiate and support education policies that put the child first, rather than the system
• Educate the public and policymakers on the merits of and need for market driven reforms
• Ensure that the voice of parents and taxpayers is heard by policymakers and expressed in the media (Otherwise, the education debate would be dominated by those with a vested interest to maintain the status quo)
• Promote existing, parent-empowering programs and partner with schools to implement them
• Conduct education research
• Be involved in the election process to promote and support education reforms
• Build strong coalitions with other organizations who share our mission of providing every child access to a quality education

Who We Are

Parents for Choice in Education is a grassroots organization and the leading voice for education innovation in Utah.

PCE was founded in 2000 by two public school parents, Doug Holmes and Jordan Clements.  It continues to be run by Utah parents, educators, and concerned citizens.

Originally, PCE was called the Utah Education Funding Project. Through the years, our name has changed and the breadth of our activites has expanded, but our mission has remained the same.

We carry out this mission under three organizations:

1. Parents for Choice in Education Foundation:

   Like the original Utah Education Funding Project, PCE Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating citizens, policymakers, and media on the benefits of market-based reforms.
   Make a tax-deductible donation to PCE Foundation
   

2. Parents for Choice in Education, Inc.:

Founded in 2001, PCE Inc. focuses on direct advocacy through grassroots organization and lobbying policy makers.

Donate to PCE's advocacy efforts

3. Parents for Choice in Education PAC:

As a non-partisan state Political Action Committee, PCE PAC has been helping to elect school reform candidates since 2002.

 

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