NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students and educators from Newark Prep Charter School will join Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, executives from K12 Inc., and school choice leaders from across the country in ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, January 26, 2015.

The bell-ringing will commemorate the official start of National School Choice Week 2015 – which will be the largest celebration of opportunity in education in US history. The Week runs until January 31, and will feature an unprecedented 11,082 events nationwide.

National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for children, including traditional public schools, online and blended schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools and homeschooling. The goal of the Week is to inform parents of the education options available for their children, while raising awareness of the benefits of school choice.

Newark Prep Charter School is a blended charter school that utilizes an innovative combination of digital and classroom-based instruction.  The school uses the curriculum and academic services provided by K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), the nation's leading provider of online and blended education programs for students in pre-kindergarten through high school. K12 partners with charter schools and school districts to provide children new school options using high quality digital learning programs.

"We are excited to celebrate National School Choice Week," said Nate Davis, Chairman and CEO of K12 Inc. "K12 is a company of educators with thousands of teachers and school leaders who dedicate themselves every day to putting students first. We are proud to serve schools such as Newark Prep and to partner with National School Choice Week to promote all types of education options that meet the individual needs of every child."

"Today's students are tomorrow's leaders -- in business, in our communities, and in our schools," said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. "When we ring the bell at the NYSE, it will serve as a reminder to every adult in this country that we must work harder than ever before to prepare every single child for the challenges and opportunities in their lives and in their careers, whether they go on to run major corporations, lead our cities and states or our country, or work on our farms or in our small businesses. We are grateful to K12 and to the New York Stock Exchange for this opportunity."

For more information on Newark Prep, visit:  newark-prep.k12.com

For more information on K12 Inc., visit: www.k12.com

For more information on National School Choice Week, visit www.schoolchoiceweek.com, or visit www.facebook.com/schoolchoiceweek.

For more information, contact:
Shelby Tankersley, Press Secretary
Shelby@schoolchoiceweek.com or 202-480-2927 ext 820

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