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Today’s PTA: A leading child advocacy organization Keystone Education Radio
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Beyond the known monthly meetings and bake sales, today’s Parent Teacher Association or PTA is a leading child advocacy organization comprised of millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders all devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. The national organization goes back more than 120 years and on this episode of Keystone Education Radio, host Annette Stevenson talks with the president of the Pennsylvania PTA, Marie Merkel about the organization’s role in engaging families in their children’s education and how the organization has evolved and remained relevant over more than a century.
Episode sponsor: CM Regent Insurance Company
Skip to: 01:40 What role do you see the PTA playing in the modern-day education of students?
“Pennsylvania PTA will always play an important role in what is best in the health, safety and education of all children.”
Skip to: 02:23 How has the group remained relevant and how has it adapted over history?
“Throughout the years, PTA has been key in many important developments that improve the health, safety and education and welfare of our children.”
Skip to: 03:09 Has there been any significant changes in the organization during your time as a member?
Skip to: 03:26 How does the organization connect to the community of parents and guardians? And how do you go about growing your membership?
Skip to: 04:06 What role do you see the PTA taking in the diversity, equity and inclusion dialogue that is taking place in schools across the country right now?
“[National PTA has] a very strong diversity, equity and inclusion program and statement on that in our family engagement programs and other programs throughout the schools.”
Skip to: 04:44 How does Pennsylvania PTA strive to make the organization a place for everyone and make everyone feel welcome?
“From the time you become a PTA member, it’s important to make sure everybody feels welcome . . . Everybody has something they can bring to the table . . . People can do things and they don’t realize that they can do it.”
“And you can be involved, even if you’re a working parent.”
Skip to: 05:42 Tell me a little bit about some of the advocacy work that the PTA becomes involved in.
“The biggest thing is for equal and fair funding for all of our students. Whether it be in regular education, special education, all kinds of programs.”
“PTA is constantly learning more and more, what can be done to help with the advocacy.”
Skip to: 06:44 The Pennsylvania PTA takes its lead again from the national level, is that
About this Episode
Time Stamps
Q&A
About our Guests
Resources
Beyond the known monthly meetings and bake sales, today’s Parent Teacher Association or PTA is a leading child advocacy organization comprised of millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders all devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. The national organization goes back more than 120 years and on this episode of Keystone Education Radio, host Annette Stevenson talks with the president of the Pennsylvania PTA, Marie Merkel about the organization’s role in engaging families in their children’s education and how the organization has evolved and remained relevant over more than a century.
Episode sponsor: CM Regent Insurance Company
Skip to: 01:40 What role do you see the PTA playing in the modern-day education of students?
“Pennsylvania PTA will always play an important role in what is best in the health, safety and education of all children.”
Skip to: 02:23 How has the group remained relevant and how has it adapted over history?
“Throughout the years, PTA has been key in many important developments that improve the health, safety and education and welfare of our children.”
Skip to: 03:09 Has there been any significant changes in the organization during your time as a member?
Skip to: 03:26 How does the organization connect to the community of parents and guardians? And how do you go about growing your membership?
Skip to: 04:06 What role do you see the PTA taking in the diversity, equity and inclusion dialogue that is taking place in schools across the country right now?
“[National PTA has] a very strong diversity, equity and inclusion program and statement on that in our family engagement programs and other programs throughout the schools.”
Skip to: 04:44 How does Pennsylvania PTA strive to make the organization a place for everyone and make everyone feel welcome?
“From the time you become a PTA member, it’s important to make sure everybody feels welcome . . . Everybody has something they can bring to the table . . . People can do things and they don’t realize that they can do it.”
“And you can be involved, even if you’re a working parent.”
Skip to: 05:42 Tell me a little bit about some of the advocacy work that the PTA becomes involved in.
“The biggest thing is for equal and fair funding for all of our students. Whether it be in regular education, special education, all kinds of programs.”
“PTA is constantly learning more and more, what can be done to help with the advocacy.”
Skip to: 06:44 The Pennsylvania PTA takes its lead again from the national level, is that
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