Special Education: Why PTA Advocacy Matters
According to the dictionary, an advocate is a person who pleads for another. As parents, we are advocates every day. When you walk into…
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The Power of Positive Family Engagement
High-stakes assessments are creating quite a stressful learning environment for students and teachers in schools. Teachers just can’t do it alone, so parents have an…
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Intervention Services Can Prevent Juvenile Incarceration
When you live in a rural community, you really get to know your neighbors. With fewer people around, your neighbors’ kids become your own…
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Living with Columbine: Protecting Our Kids
As the mother of a child just entering middle school in the district where the infamous Columbine High School shooting occurred, I have a…
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The Perfect Formula for Academic Achievement
Childhood obesity has become a major topic in our schools. According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled…
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Why I Volunteer
From the PTA Blog: Even at 40 years old, I still get scared. Driving out of town to a place I have never been…
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National Adoption Month: One Mother’s Story
November is National Adoption Month! In celebration of the wonderful adoptive families in America, we asked one mom, Cynthia Gismegian, to share her adoption…
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November is National Adoption Month!
Families who choose to adopt children and youth make a meaningful, and often critical, difference in the lives of very vulnerable children in our society….
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LGBTQ History Month 101
It’s LGBTQ History Month! To help you learn more about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning community and explain why support groups in…
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Hispanic Heritage Month 101
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! To help you celebrate, we’ve put together a few fun facts about this culture. Read on, and check out more…
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