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PTA In Action

See PTA in action—stories of advocacy, school improvements and community impact that inspire families and volunteers to make a difference together.

Celebrating National PTA Founders’ Day

I love the National PTA Founders’ Day story! It was 125 years ago, 2,000 women (and men) converging in the

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Meet the 2023-2024 Reflections Theme Search Contest Winner!

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students across the country and in U.S. schools abroad participate in the Reflections program,

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PTA History: Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth

Throughout PTA’s history, we have advocated to prevent the use and access of tobacco products to minors. Preventing tobacco use

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Online Payment Dos and Don’ts for PTAs

If you visit any PTA message board, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll see a post that goes something like this: “Looking

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Parent Talk: How I Helped Start Our PTSA’s DEI Committee

Last year, my family moved from the east coast back to California. As if moving across country wasn’t complicated enough,

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How We PTA: Meeting the Critical Needs of Families and Communities

Schools provide so much more than education: good nutrition, childcare, access to technology, mental health services and more. This is

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Back to School and Back to PTA means Engaging Families and Growing Membership!

A new school year means new opportunities to grow your PTA. This past year was tough for so many PTAs,

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Focus on Eyesight to Improve Learning This Year

The beginning of a new school year is often marked with new supplies, clothes and routines—and all the things your child needs to

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Grant Continues to Advance Art Through PTAs Nationwide

For over 50 years, the National PTA Reflections arts program has provided opportunities for recognition and access to the arts

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Ask a PTA Leader: Anna King, National PTA President

If you ask new National PTA President, Anna King, about why she is so passionate about our mission work, you

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