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Be Part of the Nation’s Largest Teacher Thank-You Card Project [05/01/2008]

The NSBA’s Council of Urban Boards of Education Releases In-Depth Research Study on Parent Views of Urban School Climate [04/30/2008]

Media Advisory: The National School Boards Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education to Release “What We Think” [04/24/2008]

ESRB and PTA Launch New National Campaign to Educate Parents About Game Ratings, Parental Controls and Online Video Game Safety [04/21/2008]

PTA Applauds Education Secretary’s Pilot Program [03/19/2008]

PTA Takes High Energy Cultural Interaction to Chicago Classrooms this Week, March 3-7 [03/03/2008]

U.S. Senator, Congressman Honored with Inaugural PTA Congressional Voice for Children Award [02/28/2008]

PTA Joins 2008 Mock Election Campaign [02/27/2008]

PTA Votes: Parents Take Voice to Capitol Hill [02/26/2008]

PTA Launches Community Connections Effort to Increase Parent Involvement in Chicago Schools—Updated [02/27/2008]

Coming to a School Near You... Families! [02/11/2008]

PTA National CEO to Retire [02/08/2008]

National Education, Parent Involvement Experts to Tackle Achievement Gap at Town Hall Meeting [02/07/2008]

PTA Reacts to President’s State of the Union

PTA, Spelman College, Atlanta Public Schools Announce Unprecedented Alliance, Events [01/24/2008]

Now Accepting Entries for Picture PTA — Win a $50 Gift Card! [01/18/2008]

PTA, MedicAlert Foundation Launch Partnership for Child Safety, Well-Being [01/16/2008]

Student Artwork from Across the Country to Exhibit at U.S. Department of Education [01/14/2008]

Schools Nationwide Receive 1,897 Reasons to Celebrate PTA Take Your Family to School Week, February 10-16 [01/09/2008]

Celebrate Teachers this Holiday Season... and Beyond [12/12/2007]

Parents celebrated at first California Family Involvement Day [11/15/2007]

PTA: Utah Wins Crucial Battle for Public Schools, Students [11/07/2007]

Microsoft, PTA and Super Bowl Champion Jerry Rice Announce New Tools to Help Parents Manage Kids’ Interactive Media Use [11/07/2007]

PTAs, Schools Nationwide Get 500 Reasons to Promote Healthy Lifestyles in November [10/25/2007]

Supporting California Wildfire Victims [10/24/2007]

Molding Minority Leaders for Parent Involvement Today [10/18/2007]

Smart Television Alliance Launches to Help Parents Access Educational Children’s TV in Response to Violent and Indecent Programming [10/17/2007]

Community Leaders from Across Nation in Dallas to Address Needs of Minority Communities, Friday, Oct. 19 [10/15/2007]

PTA, NEA, NCWO to Announce Unprecedented New Children's Television Initiative [10/12/2007]

PTA to Congress, President: Reauthorize SCHIP Now! [10/05/2007]

Kids Achieve with the Arts in School [10/04/2007]

Education, Business Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to America’s Children [10/02/2007]

Dwyane Wade, NBA Team Up with Cartoon Network to Rescue Recess in Public Schools

NASCAR Star and His Mom Team Up to Help PTA [09/19/2007]

PTA to Giveaway Thousands of Backpacks, Back-to-School Resources to Energize Chicago Families [09/13/2007]

PTA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Pay Tribute To 60-Year-Old Landmark Case, Mendez Vs. Westminster [09/12/2007]

PTA, Miami Mayor to Welcome Families Back-to-School at District-Wide Event on Monday [09/07/2007]

Now That Kids Are Back To Their School Routines, Suave Helps Moms Start A Beauty Routine Of Their Own [09/06/2007]

PTA Energizing San Diego Community to Head Back-to-School [08/24/2007]

As Arts Programs Decline, Some Schools Find Ways to Shine

PTA Response to Chairman Miller’s NCLB Reauthorization Proposal [07/30/2007]

Parents Vote on Internet Safety, Classroom Auditory Learning Issues at PTA National Convention [07/02/2007]

Major Milestone to be Achieved at PTA National Convention [06/29/2007]

One Small Step for a Father, One Giant (Historical) Leap for Families [06/28/2007]

U.S. Supreme Court Says “No” to Equal Opportunity in Education [06/28/2007]

California Woman to Lead National PTA [06/25/2007]

PTA’s National Convention and Exhibition is This Weekend [06/20/2007]

St. Louis Site of 1st National Parent Expo, 3rd Annual National Walk for Healthy Kids, June 30 [06/18/2007]

PTA Stresses Shared Responsibility Across Industries to Protect Children from Harmful Effects of Media [06/25/2007]

Severn School National Model for School-Community Partnerships

Nation’s Largest Teacher Thank You Card Kicks Off Today [05/07/2007]

PTA Awards Students for National Achievement in the Arts [04/30/2007]

PTA Applauds FCC: Children Need Protection, Parents Need Tools [04/27/2007]

PTA Commends Institute of Medicine; Calls for Congressional Action [04/27/2007]

PTA Urges Inclusion of Four Key Principals in NCLB Reauthorization [03/27/2007]

Parents Nationwide Meet with Lawmakers as Part of PTA Advocacy Week [02/19/2007]

Schools, Families Nationwide Kick-Off PTA Take Your Family to School Week [02/12/2007]

Student Artwork from Across the Country to Exhibit at U.S. Department of Education [01/31/2007]

PTA Announces Take Your Family to School Week Award Winners [01/29/2007]

PTA Reflects on State of the Union: Expand, Enforce NCLB Parent Involvement Provisions, Increase Education Funding [01/24/2007]

National Take Your Family to School Week, February 11-17 [01/10/2007]

Statement on 5-Year Anniversary of NCLB [01/08/2007]

Teaching Children that it’s Not all About the ‘Gimmies’ this Holiday Season [12/13/2006]

Last Minute Teacher Gift Ideas for Parents, Students [12/12/2006]

National PTA Statement on Video Game Report Card [11/30/2006]

PTA and ESRB Launch Nationwide Video Game Ratings Education Partnership [11/15/2006]

Letter-to-Editor of New York Times [11/03/2006]

Highlighting the Link between Learning and Good Health [10/30/2006]

Today’s PTA is Molding the Leaders of Tomorrow [10/25/2006]

PTA Start the Art Week a Success [10/19/2006]

Education, Business Leaders Gather to Support PTA [10/16/2006]

PTA: Enforcement of School Safety Plans Needed [10/09/2006]

A Nationwide Call to Start The Art Week [10/09/2006]

PTA Urges Parents to Ask Questions, Take Action to Help Prevent Violence in Schools [10/04/2006]

PTA’s Commitment to America’s Children Gala [09/26/2006]

Childhood Obesity on the Rise: PTAs Take Action, Get Kids Moving [09/14/2006]

PTA’s National Magazine Celebrates 100 Years [09/14/2006]

View the Back-to-School Media Briefing [07/25/2006]

Campbell’s Labels For Education™ and National PTA [08/10/2006]

Parents Start Preparing Their Children Very Young and Emphasize Value of New Media Technologies As Key to Children’s Success In School and Life According to New Roper Survey [08/10/2006]

Family Involvement Equals Student Success No Matter Background [08/10/2006]

Are Students Prepared for the 21st Century Workplace? [08/10/2006]

Our Children are Not 'At-Risk' but 'At-Promise': How to Coach Youth to Succeed [08/10/2006]

Going Back to School with a New Health Imperative [08/10/2006]

Media Advisory - PTA’s National Back to School Media Briefing [08/02/2006]

Edwards, PTA Ambassador for Youth, Hits ESPN Radio [07/19/2006]

Teens, Technology, and Drugs: An Inside Look [07/18/2006]

Emergency Flood Relief Loans Available from Alliant Credit Union, PTA Proud Sponsor [07/13/2006]

Media Advisory: How Technology Is Hooking Teens Up With Drugs [07/13/2006]

Common Sense Media, PTA, and Fox Interactive media Partner on Multi-Million Dollar Internet Safety Campaign Featuring Kiefer Sutherland Star of FOX Hit "24"

Parents vote on school health at PTA national convention [06/27/2006]

More Than 100,000 Hand-Written Letters from U.S. Kids Urge School Boards to Save or Protect Recess [06/26/2006]

PTA’s Main Event of the Year Tailored to Parents [06/23/2006]

Arizona Governor, Walk for Healthy Kids, Champions of Recess to Highlight National PTA Convention [06/16/2006]

National PTA Appoints Levine as Deputy Executive Director [06/08/2006]

Tec Laboratories Named Proud Sponsor of National PTA [06/02/2006]

Media Advisory: Parents to Gather in Phoenix to Focus on Today’s Hottest Family, School Issues [06/01/2006]

New Survey Reveals Top Summer Health Concerns For Parents Of Young Teens [05/23/2006]

Arizona Families Can Walk for Healthy Kids at National PTA Convention, June 25 [05/23/2006]

PTA Celebrates Halt of Soda Sales to Public Schools [05/04/2006]

Teachers Nationwide to Receive a Big Thanks! [05/02/2006]

Campaign Launched to Help Boost Kids’ Global IQ [05/02/2006]

Carl Edwards Revs Up For National PTA [04/10/2006]

PTA Backs Bill to Update School Nutrition Standards [04/07/2006]

Recess Is At Risk, New Campaign Comes To The Rescue [03/10/2006]

Recreo en riesgo. Una nueva campaña al rescate

Open Letter to the Wall Street Journal [03/01/2006]

MEDIA ADVISORY: National PTA, Office Depot Don’t Forget Kids of Katrina

U.S. Department of Education, Others Laud PTA Take Your Family to School Week. [02/13/2006]

Schools, Families Nationwide Kick-Off PTA Take Your Family to School Week [02/09/2006]

More Than $85,000 Awarded to Hurricane-Affected PTAs [02/02/2006]

Homeland Security, Ad Council Provide Parents, Teachers with Resources to Educate Children about Emergency Preparedness [02/02/2006]

National PTA Statement on President’s State of the Union Address [01/31/2006]

An Open Letter to ABC News Network [01/19/2006]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Schools, Families to Start New Tradition with PTA Take Your Family to School Week [01/13/2006]

National PTA Joins Supportmusic.com Initiative to Keep Music in Schools [12/13/2005]

MEDIA ALERT - PTA Take Your Family to School Week [12/13/2005]

National PTA Statement on Video Game Report Card [12/01/2005]

Art Supplies for Mississippi Students Follow-Up and Photo Gallery

More than 30,000 Mississippi Students to Receive Needed Art Supplies [11/04/2005]

El idioma no es una barrera para padres que quieran el éxito escolar de sus hijos [11/03/2005]

Language Not a Barrier for Hispanic Parents Looking to Help Children Succeed in School [11/02/2005]

An Open Letter to the Editor of the Los Angeles Times [10/27/2005]

National PTA Urges FCC to Provide Protections for Children [10/25/2005]

National PTA Releases Statement on Nation’s Report Card [10/20/2005]

Statements from National PTA on U.S. Supreme Court Case Schaffer v. Weast [10/04/2005]

National PTA and Office Depot Team-Up to Help “Kids of Katrina” [09/16/2005]

National PTA Makes a Commitment to America’s Children [09/14/2005]

National PTA provee información para ayudar a niños afectados por el Huracán [09/14/2005]

National PTA Offers Spanish-Language Resources to Hispanic Community During Back-to-School Time [09/06/2005]

National PTA Ofrece Recursos en Español Para la Comunidad Hispana Durante Estos Días de Regreso a la Escuela [09/06/2005]

AXA Foundation Named Proud Sponsor of National PTA [09/02/2005]

TaekWorld Named Proud Sponsor of National PTA [09/02/2005]

PTA Extends Sympathy to Hurricane Victims

National PTA Announces Award for Outstanding Commitment to America’s Children [08/18/2005]

Child Health, Wellness Focus for Back-to-School Time [08/11/2005]

Are You a "Souper" Parent? [08/09/2005]

National PTA and American Medical Association Team-Up for Back-to-School Media Briefing [08/04/2005]

National PTA Statement on Daylight Savings Time Extension [07/27/2005]

National PTA Releases Statement on Restored Funding for Parent Information Centers [07/15/2005]

New Leadership Announced at National PTA Annual Convention [07/01/2005]

2005 National PTA Convention Highlights [06/22/05]

Teacher Appreciation Week—May 1-7 [05/02/2005]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, and National PTA Unite to Help Families Raise Kids in a Digital Age [04/05/2005]

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