Impact

To bring the promise of school choice to life, we think and plan big. Really big.

From helping innovative schools showcase their successes during National School Choice Week (NSCW), to supporting parents in finding schools that meet their children’s needs via Navigate School Choice, to ensuring equitable access to school choice information through Conoce tus Opciones Escolares, the charitable programs deployed by NSCAF and Navigate benefit tens of millions of Americans each year.

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Over just the past year, our work has yielded big results:

9.3m

students, parents, and educators at 24,875 K–12 schools participated in community events during National School Choice Week.

52%

of parents of school-aged children recalled seeing news and information about National School Choice Week.

2.6m

parents took the first steps to finding new schools for their children by accessing Navigate School Choice’s online guides.

76%

of parents who reviewed Navigate School Choice’s resources said our guides helped make complex topics more understandable.

221k

parents accessed Conoce tus Opciones Escolares’ Spanish-language school choice guides and resources.

 

Alissa Jacques Saint-Pierre

Navigation Partnerships Manager

Alissa Jacques Saint-Pierre is the Navigation Partnerships Manager at the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF), where she builds partnerships that help families navigate their K-12 education options with clarity and confidence.

Over the past decade, she has worked as a classroom teacher, policy researcher, and strategic communicator, bringing a unique perspective on how families experience school choice. She is committed to creating student-centered systems that ensure young people are placed in schools where they feel safe, supported, and set-up for success.

In addition to her role at NSCAF, Alissa serves as the Board Chair of the National Association of Black Microschool Leaders (NABML) and on the Junior Board of Advocates for Children of New York.