LANCASTER (Jan. 19, 2018) – The Honorable Mike Turzai, PA Speaker of the House and candidate for governor was awarded the Pennsylvania affiliate of the Council on American Private Education (PACAPE) School Choice Champion Award at a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Doubletree Willow Valley Resort in Lancaster, PA. PACAPE hosted the event as a part of the Association of Christian School’s (ACSI) Northeast Regional Leadership Conference where 350 private school administrators attended.
This event coincided with the history-making celebration of National School Choice Week 2018, which featured more than 32,000 school choice events across all 50 states.
Dr. D. Merle Skinner, PACAPE Co-coordinator stated, “PACAPE is excited to honor the esteemed Speaker for his support of both private education and the EITC program in the Commonwealth this year. Speaker Turzai will take his place among other notable legislators who have advanced families’ access to schools of their choice in the state of Pennsylvania.”
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