A cap on charter schools brought hundreds from across the state to the capital Tuesday.
Their goal is to reach out to lawmakers and get them to pass a bill that would allow all Michigan families to have a choice when it comes to their child's education.
Currently there's a limit on how many students can be enrolled in a cyber charter or virtual school and with over 4,000 kids on a waiting list, supporters say it's time for change.
"Continuing to drop your kid off to a failing school everyday is not the answer," said Dan Quisenberry with the Michigan Association of Public Options.
The National Coalition Of Public School Options along with 200 hundred Michigan supporters think they have the answer and they brought it to the steps of the state capital Tuesday.
"You should be free to decide what best is going to meet the needs of your kids," said Quisenberry.
Those rallying at the capitol Tuesday believe lifting a cap on charter schools will allow more students to enroll and have a choice in their education.
"Being in this program for one year they had been in this program for one year and they learned more then they ever learned in school," said Artavia Setways, whose children attend charter school.
Setways pulled her three kids out of traditional schools to enroll them in one of Michigan's Two Cyber Charters and saw the difference right away.
"They learn so much at a young age. My kindergartner he's learning the anatomy of the body," said Setways.
Supporters of all ages want to make sure other families have the same choice Setways did.
"Just made me really proud that I was making the right decision for my kids and their education," said Setways.
For Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood, he says lawmakers need to take a closer look at charter schools and their impact overall before lifting the cap.
"Otherwise were just diverting a bunch of resources away from our neighborhood schools where they have the responsibility to educate an kid that comes in that door," said Hopgood.
Last week a republican-led state senate committee approved a bill that would eliminate the caps on charter schools. That bill and the rest of the package will now head to the senate floor.
