Day: 23 Sep 2016

Webinar: How to Welcome LGBTQ Families to PTA

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Embracing Family Diversity: LGBTQ Families
When: Tuesday, Sept. 27
Time: 7 p.m. EDT
Join the Human Rights Campaign and National PTA on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. EDT for a webinar about welcoming and supporting LGBTQ families. Attendees will learn how to help embrace and engage LGBTQ families into their school communities.
Through its Every Child in Focus initiative, National PTA will host a series of virtual events for PTA leaders, educators and family and community engagement professionals to create greater awareness around LGBTQ students and their families, as well as offer effective family engagement and community outreach strategies.
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National PTA Headquarters
1250 N. Pitt Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 518-1200
Toll Free: (800) 307-4PTA
Fax: (703) 836-0942
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Apply For Free Kindle E-Readers – National PTA Family Reading Experience

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Save the Date for Family Reading this March!
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As you begin this new school year and plan for the months ahead, make sure you save the date and get ready to celebrate National Reading Month in March with PTA’s Family Reading Experience.
Sign up for a free event kit and your PTA will be eligible for a Kindle Giveaway! The first 1,000 PTAs to sign up by Dec. 1 will receive colorful posters, event signage, stickers for students, bookmarks and family take-home messages to support your event.
Thanks to Kindle, our generous sponsor, your PTA could be one of 100 to receive Kindle e-readers to support your school’s literacy initiatives.
Go to PTA.org/Reading and start planning today! We have everything you need to plan and host activities that will show parents how to boost core literacy skills with their kids.
Questions? Email [email protected] or call (800) 307-4782.
National PTA Headquarters
1250 N. Pitt Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 518-1200
Toll Free: (800) 307-4PTA
Fax: (703) 836-0942
Disclosure: This e-blast contains some sponsored content from third parties. National PTA does not endorse any commercial entity, product or service. Photo courtesy of Lifetouch School Portraits.
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National PTA Commends House Passage of Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act

ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Sept. 22, 2016)—The following statement can be attributed to National PTA Vice President of Advocacy Shannon Sevier:

“This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act, which would reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and strengthen the nation’s juvenile justice system. Reauthorization of the JJDPA is long overdue.

 

“The Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act is an improvement over current law. The bill includes provisions that would prevent children and youth from entering the juvenile justice system as well as better protect and support those currently in the system. National PTA commends the members of the House of Representatives who voted for the bill and the bipartisan commitment to ensuring greater opportunities and alternatives to incarceration for our nation’s youth.

 

“National PTA urges the Senate to take swift action to reauthorize the JJDPA before the end of the year to make certain every child can reach his or her full potential.”

 

About National PTA

National PTA® comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health and welfare of children and youth.

 

Media Contact

Heidi May Wilson, National PTA

[email protected], (703) 518-1242