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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...

OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - May 24, 2010) -  In his latest book for Joint Commission Resources (JCR), best-selling author Michael S. Woods, M.D., M.M.M., tackles the issues of disruptive and...

OAK BROOK, IL and BATESVILLE, IN--(Marketwire - May 18, 2010) -  Diane Whitworth has been named the Nurse Safety Scholar-in-Residence by Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and Hill-Rom (NYSE:...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 12, 2010) - National Parent Teacher Association (PTA®) applauds the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity for a report released yesterday outlining...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 11, 2010) -  As National PTA® celebrates the 40th anniversary of Reflections, the country's longest running arts in education program, the association...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 5, 2010) -  U.S. Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4) and Todd Russell Platts (R-PA-19) today introduced the Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 5211)...

ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - May 4, 2010) -  Sports injuries among high school athletes is estimated at a staggering 2 million each year with 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations,...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 28, 2010) -  National PTA is pleased to recognize seven schools with its Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family-School Partnership Awards. The awards recognize PTA...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - April 22, 2010) -  Health care leaders today struggle to improve quality, reduce errors and increase patient safety and satisfaction while containing costs....

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - April 14, 2010) -  The Joint Commission is recognizing nurses with a number of activities leading up to National Nurses Week, May 6-12. Activities...