WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Federation for Children, a pro-school choice advocacy group, is touting nationwide momentum for its cause in the wake of the 2016 election.

A total of 80 out of 82 candidates endorsed by the AFC won their races across the country on election night, making it clear that many parents are fed up with the dysfunctional public education system and want better choices in how they educate their children.

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“Tonight’s results send a clear and concise message to elected officials: voters support educational choice,” AFC chairwoman Betsy DeVos said in a prepared statement. “Voters turned out to the polls in support of school choice and candidates who support educational options for children in all parts of the country.

“Time and again we have seen strong support for school choice candidates, but the 2016 election has shown this support is stronger than ever before,” she continued. “As we toward 2017, AFC will continue to advocate on behalf of parents who demand access to educational choice.”

The victory of Republican Donald Trump as the next President of the United States headlined pro-school choice victories, as Trump has repeatedly signaled his intent to expand school choice and state control over education.

The president elect opposes Common Core national education standards, and has proposed a $20 billion block grant program to expand charter and private school options for low-income children.

But Trump’s win is only one of numerous victories for school choice.

In Arkansas, where the AFC spent $50,000 to support pro-choice candidates, three out of four of the candidates won their respective elections, while in Florida pro-choice candidates took 20 out of 21 races, despite heavy spending by teachers unions focused on limiting choices.

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In Georgia, AFC-candidates went 10 for 12, and in Indiana the advocacy group celebrated wins for pro-choice Governor-elect Eric Holcomb and the ouster of anti-choice, union-backed anti-choice state superintendent Glenda Ritz.

“The Iowa State Senate flipped control to a pro-school choice majority,” the AFC reports. “The Kentucky House of Representatives now has a Republican majority, which helps in efforts to further school choice in the state.”

Three pro-school choice candidates endorsed by the AFC in the New Orleans school board race also scored victories Tuesday, as did Eric Greitens, the new Republican pro-choice governor of Missouri.

In Tennessee, “Rep. Kevin Dunlap, backed by the teachers’ union and staunchly anti-school choice, was defeated, and nine pro-school choice candidates were added to the state house and senate,” according to the advocacy group.

Other victories came in Wisconsin, where “voters returned a bipartisan majority for educational choice to Madison” with 34 out of 35 AFC-backed candidates prevailing, the AFC reports.

Also in Wisconsin, “Sen. Ron Johnson, a great supporter of school choice and the Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.”