As they shift focus to education-reform star Florida, GOP presidential candidates would do well to join the host of Americans and legislators marking School Choice Week this week with rallies, speeches, gatherings, and general enthusiasm.

A number of well-liked, effective, and even presidential governors—including Indiana’s Mitch Daniels, Virginia’s Bob McDonnell, New Jersey’s Chris Christie, Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal, and Florida’s Jeb Bush—have expended their political capital on expanding school choice. What the Wall Street Journal termed “The Year of School Choice” in 2011 looks likely to repeat in 2012.