Race to the Top Presentation
Legislators on the Joint Education Appropriations Subcommittee heard a presentation yesterday on Race to the Top. Here is a link to the presentation materials.
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Digital Learning Bills Receive Favorable Reports in Senate Education Committee
House Bill 23 Digital Learning Competencies/School Employees received a favorable report in the Senate Education Committee today. The bill has already passed the House. House Bill 44 Transition to Digital Learning in Schools also received a favorable report in the Senate Education Committee today. The bill has already passed the House.
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NC Symphony Offers Special Savings for PTA Members
Rhythm in Your Rubbish Saturday, March 9 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh Discover music in unexpected places when Canada’s trailblazing Platypus Theatre helps the Symphony find all the little things that ring, whistle, bang and sing! Step into a fantasy world with two colorful characters who create music and beauty with the simplest objects. Tickets Regularly $20 NCPTA Price: $14 Purchase Tickets Today! Use Promo Code: NCPTA
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News and Observer Article on Impact of Local PTA Petition
News and Observer article on impact of local PTA petition.
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NCPTA Gives High Five to Myrtle Grove Middle School PTSA
Take Your Family to School Week was a big success in North Carolina thanks to the hard work of PTA volunteers across the state. Myrtle Grove Middle School PTSA was one of 11 PTAs in the state to receive a National PTA grant to support family activities with an emphasis on safety at home and at play. A big High Five goes out to the PTA members who worked to secure funding, set healthy goals and implement activities with a focus on fun! The Myrtle Grove Middle School PTSA was also awarded a Just ASK! grant from NCPTA earlier in the year,
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National PTA Introduces Healthy Fundraiser – Fire Up Your Feet
National PTA is partnering with Safe Routes to School National Partnership and Kaiser Permanente for Fire Up Your Feet, a new physical activity fundraising program that encourages families to walk more to and from school—and in daily life—while keeping track of their steps, and raising money for their PTA or school. As Family Engagement Partner, National PTA believes that Fire Up Your Feet provides a great new opportunity for families to get active and spend more quality time together, all while helping out their PTAs and schools. Here’s how it works: PTAs register for Fire Up Your Feet online and recruit
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Team Up for Healthy Learning Event Offered in Ahoskie
North Carolina PTA has teamed up with NC Action for Healthy Kids to bring Team Up for Healthy Learning, a series of collaborative events, to local communities across the state. Join us to learn how using a coordinated school health program can support wellness efforts in YOUR school. Thursday, March 14 Ahoskie, NC Ahoskie Elementary 200 N. Talmage St. 5:30 – 8:30 pm Play Time + Healthy Eating = Grant Opportunities! Participants will hear the latest about grant opportunities through Fuel Up to Play 60, a partnership between the NFL and the National Dairy Council. Register Today –
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PTA Launches Family Reading Experience Program with Kindle
National PTA today announced a new Family Reading Experience program to be hosted by local PTAs in cities across the United States. Amazon Kindle will be the exclusive sponsor. Throughout 2013, National PTA and Kindle will work together to encourage family involvement with their children’s reading. As the “Official E-reader of the National PTA,” Amazon Kindle will donate Kindles for National PTA to distribute to PTAs in low-income or at-risk schools. The PTA Family Reading Experience activities focus on improving the reading skills of children between kindergarten and fifth grade. The program is designed to be easy for PTAs to implement
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Autism Resource Presentation
Link to NC General Assembly Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee autism resources presentation
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2012-2013 Reflections District Winners Selected
The North Carolina PTA applauds students and PTA families across the state for participating in PTA Reflections, a national arts recognition program that encourages students to explore their talents and express themselves. District winners have been selected for 2012-2013. View a full list of category placements for dance, film, literature, music, photography and visual arts. District winners move on to the state-level competition.
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