National PTA's First-Ever Male President Concludes Term
June 08, 2011 11:06 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Jun 8, 2011) - A historic and unforgettable chapter ends for National PTA® as its first-ever male president, Charles J. "Chuck" Saylors, wraps-up his two-year term...
Memphis Woman to Become Next National PTA President
June 06, 2011 13:21 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Jun 6, 2011) - Betsy Landers, of Memphis, Tenn., will become National PTA's® 52nd President when she is installed on Sunday, June 12th, during a special ceremony at the...
National PTA: Bipartisan Family Engagement in Education Act Introduced Today in U.S. Senate, House of Representatives
May 11, 2011 11:55 ET
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National PTA
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 11, 2011) - Congressional champions for education introduced on Tuesday, May 10th the Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011 (S.941/H.R.1821). The legislation...
National PTA Releases Parent Guides on the Common Core State Standards for English, Math Grades K-12
February 24, 2011 00:01 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - February 24, 2011) - Today the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) announced that they are releasing guides on the Common Core State Standards for...
Families: Coming to a School Near You; National PTA Announces That Take Your Family to School Week Kicks-Off Nationwide; Feb. 13-20
February 14, 2011 12:47 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - February 14, 2011) - Don't be surprised if you see more families than usual at your local school this week. That's because PTAs across the country are celebrating...
National PTA(R) Applauds Congress for Passing Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
December 02, 2010 17:55 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, by a vote of 264-157. The reasonable, common sense...
PTAs Receive Grants to Focus on Child Obesity Prevention
October 21, 2010 11:43 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) - Although Halloween may bring more treats than tricks for kids this year, families will have plenty of ways to refocus on health and nutrition....
National PTA Joins Nationwide Discussion on Teacher Quality
August 26, 2010 12:08 ET
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National PTA
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - August 26, 2010) - A series of articles on teacher quality recently published by the Los Angeles Times and comments this week by U.S. Department of Education...
National PTA Supports U.S. House of Reps Efforts to Improve Child Nutrition
June 10, 2010 14:27 ET
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National PTA
MEMPHIS, TN--(Marketwire - June 10, 2010) - U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA-7) today introduced the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act that would strengthen school meals and...
National PTA Supports Final Draft of Common Core State Standards
June 02, 2010 10:00 ET
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National PTA
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - National PTA enthusiastically supports the adoption and implementation by all states of the Common Core State Standards, which were released in final...