Call for Stories: PTAs in Action
The
PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships offer a framework for creating policies, practices, and programs that engage families, schools, and communities in ways that support student learning. The PTA national office wants to hear how your school community is helping students succeed. At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus.
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Using the
National Standards as a guide, describe a challenge facing your school community and the action your PTA, in collaboration with the school and/or community, took to address the problem. Describe the results of your action.
Your experiences could be shared through a PTA publication!
Please submit stories of no more than 350 words to
sjohnson@pta.org. When submitting your stories, please include:
- Your name
- The name, town, and state of your school and PTA
- Your e-mail address and phone number
Deadline for submissions: July 7, 2008By sending an e-mail, you'll be granting PTA the right to publish your response, which may be edited for grammar, length, and/or clarity.
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A Bolder, Broader Approach to Education
A new task force of national policy experts—with diverse religious and political affiliations, and covering fields including education, social welfare, health, housing, and civil rights—recently launched a campaign calling for a "Broader, Bolder Approach to Education." They seek to break what they see is a decades-long cycle of reform efforts that have promised much, but achieved far too little. The task force points to the current No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law and charges that the nation's education and youth development policy has erred by relying on school improvement alone to raise achievement levels of disadvantaged children.
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Statistics suggest the rhetoric of "leaving no child behind" has trumped reality. The Bolder Approach group noted in a statement, "Some schools have demonstrated unusual effectiveness. But even they cannot, by themselves, close the entire gap between students from different backgrounds in a substantial, consistent and sustainable manner on the full range of academic and non-academic measures by which we judge student success."
A new task force of national policy experts—with diverse religious and political affiliations, and covering fields including education, social welfare, health, housing, and civil rights—recently launched a campaign calling for a "Broader, Bolder Approach to Education." They seek to break what they see is a decades-long cycle of reform efforts that have promised much, but achieved far too little. The task force points to the current No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law and charges that the nation's education and youth development policy has erred by relying on school improvement alone to raise achievement levels of disadvantaged children.
The signatories to the
Bolder Approach statement include a diverse array of national leaders—all of who agree that the NCLB policy has failed. The release of the statement marks the beginning of a long-term effort to persuade federal, state, and local policymakers to consider a more enriching framework as they work to support the education of all children.
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PTA Launches Online Video Store
PTA, in conjunction with HP, has launched a first-of-its-kind national video service that allows families to access and purchase age-appropriate digital content in a safe and secure online environment. Created and managed by Harmony Digital Media Consortium, with the support of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the PTA Video Store allows families to make informed media choices by helping parents manage their children's exposure to electronic media. Additionally, the store will raise funds for PTA; plans include rolling out a local unit fundraising program in the fall.
States and local units are encouraged to post the banner to the left on their websites to promote the new PTA Video Store.
(Available at
http://www.pta.org/video.gif. PC Users: Right-Click and "Save As;" Mac users: drag image to your desktop.)
Download the graphic (do not directly link) and upload to your site. Place on your website and link to
http://www.ptavideostore.com/.
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PTA In the News
2008 PTA National Convention Wrap-Up
Focusing on Challenges Facing Today's Parent: Thousands to attend PTA national convention in SD this weekend
Byron V. Garrett Named New CEO
Embracing the Changing Role of Parents: PTA Names First-Ever Male, African-American CEO
Forget the bake sales: Byron Garrett is the PTA's first male CEO in 100 years
PTA Partners with the Hot Moms Club
Hot Moms Club Teams Up With PTA: Jessica Denay to Serve as PTA National Ambassadors for Youth for 2008–09 School Year
Red Carpet Event Honors Teachers: Alison Sweeney Hosts Celebration with PTA, Hot Mom's Club at The Treehouse Social Club
PTA Video Store
Jan Harp Domene Interviewed on ABC about Family Friendly Digital Video Service
PTA Remembers Shirley Igo
Putting Kids First: Shirley Igo's Theme—For PTA and Her Life's Work
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