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C utting C lass The PTA Plays Hooky from Educational Reform Charlene Haar Policy Review Summer 1995, Number 73 Subscribe to Policy Review Send a Letter to the Editor Since the publication of "A Nation at Risk" in 1983, Americans have become increasingly alarmed about the dismal results and soaring costs of their public schools. No group of citizens has a closer view of these problems or a more immediate stake in addressing them than the parents of the country's 48 million schoolchildren. Here and there, parents have won minor battles to influence curricula or oust mediocre school-board members. But as individuals, parents are no match for the forces that favor the status quo. The mission of the PTA has always been to "work on behalf of the best interests of all children on issues that affect their health, education, and welfare" and "to encourage parent involvement." With almost seven million members, the PTA offers great potential for promoting parental involvement in the educational welfare of children. But in the 1990s, that mission requires of the PTA something it has been unwilling to do: demand accountability for performance and spending at every level of the educational system. Local Control Decades ago, parents had significant influence over their neighborhood schools. Over the years, however, school districts consolidated, teachers and administrators came to see themselves as credentialed professionals, and state laws standardized educational practices and curricula. Today, many parents are less likely to get involved in their children's educational environment. Nevertheless, the impetus for reform will have to come from parents active at the grass roots.

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Search: Home Subscriptions Current issue Back issues ... Does Father Still Know Best? Also in this issue A Father at Columbine High By Dale Anema Scouting for Fathers By Leon Podles News Scraps Short News and Commentary Franklin Graham By John Meroney Summaries of Important Research POLITICS Americans’ Ties Bind Everett Carll Ladd, The Ladd Report . Free Press, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020. In a celebrated 1995 essay, Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam warned that Americans were far less likely to join groups than in the past. Citing declines in many major organizations—labor unions, the League of Women Voters, PTAs, and bowling leagues—Putnam concluded that Americans had become far less civic-minded, a trend that would inevitably lead to a fractured and balkanized America. Ladd, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, disagrees. A great deal of evidence, he contends, shows Americans are now more likely to join associations and aid charities. We are less likely to bowl than in the past—but more likely to join soccer leagues. Women have shifted their allegiance from the League of Women Voters to less political groups, such as the Soroptimists and local businesswomens’ associations. And while PTA membership is declining, parents aren’t abandoning the schools; they’re more likely to create independent, locally controlled parent-teacher organizations (PTOs), which don’t have to pay hefty dues to the PTA national headquarters or follow its political lead. Americans are also increasingly donating time to worthy causes. Polls show steady rises in the percentage of Americans who say they volunteer to help others. In 1977, for instance, 26 percent of Americans surveyed said they donated time to help the poor, the sick, and the elderly. By 1995, the percentage had more than doubled to 54 percent. Charitable donations are also rising, from $349 per person in 1970 to $524 in 1996 (measured in constant 1993 dollars).

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PTO vs. PTA = Independent vs. Affiliated The technical differences between a PTA and a PTO are fairly simple. The national PTA is a formal membership organization headquartered in Chicago with a 103-year history of working for children. Local groups that choose to belong to the PTA must pay dues to the state and national organization and abide by state and national group rules. In return they get member benefits, and they get a voice in the operations of the larger organization. PTA groups also have a political voice, as the national PTA maintains a Washington lobbying office and most state PTAs advocate at their respective state capitals. The PTA protects its name, so thatin theoryonly dues-paying members of the group can call themselves "PTA." "PTO," on the other hand, is a more generic term. It generally represents the thousands of groups that choose to remain independent of the PTA. The acronym PTO is the most popular name, but other common monikers include PCC, PTG, and HSA. These are most often single-school groups that operate under their own by-laws andby and largeconcern themselves with the goings-on at their school, or in their town only. For years, the debate has been exceedingly simple to frame. Do we want to be part of something larger and spend our group dollars outside of our school? Or do we want to focus exclusively on our school where our kids are? Since the PTA was (and still is) the only formal national school parent group, the decision has often been PTA or not-PTA.

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Home Features Discussion Forum Events and Free Classifieds (Merchandise, Real Estate, Events,...) Updated Daily and No Charge To Add Your Item Topics Business Education Events and Recreation Food ... Transportation More About / Next Edition About The Discussion Forum Archives / Search E- mail the Editor ... Our Sponsors Fair Lawn News Winter 2005 Edition Obesity and Fair Lawn's Kids By Linda Rosen , Certified Medical Exercise Specialist “Obesity is the number one health problem facing American kids today. I have read those words too often recently. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, currently 15 percent of American children and adolescents are overweight. “And it’s happened very fast – in just one generation” Jan Hangen, nutrition team leader at the Optimal Weight for Life Clinic at Children’s Hospital in Boston, told Lifetime Magazine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost a third of mothers with overweight children are not even aware that their kids are too fat. There are tools to help. If a parent is concerned they should ask their doctor to plot the child’s body mass index on a growth chart to judge whether the overall growth pattern is normal. The best way to help a child at risk is for the entire family to change their diet. Children as well as adults need a variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, calcium rich foods and lean protein. Quoting from the article in the August 2004 issue of Lifetime Magazine, “children are biologically programmed to like sweet-tasting foods, so why have them around”? As we all know, when something is labeled “forbidden” we only want to find a way to have it so don’t banish treats altogether. Explain to the kids that they’ll feel better and have more energy if they eat healthy foods most of the time.

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The ClixSearch Open Directory News Shopping Mail Home ... Scripts Select search category: Advanced Search Linkspider Meta Search Councils (KCKS) Kansas City, Kansas Council of PTA Dates, President's Roundtable, Council officers name/address and PTA links for parent and student help in Kansas. http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,20183-106279-23-549,00.html 16th District PTA Lexington, KY - covering the 55 schools in the Fayette County: who, what and when are answered here. http://www.fayettepta.org/ 32nd District PTA Contra Costa County, CA - resources with training workshops for 122 PTA units and 6 councils. http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,2006-141501-1-37254,00.html AAPS PTO Council Ann Arbor, Michigan. General district information for board members, along with PTO meetings, minutes, goal and objectives. http://balas.aaps.k12.mi.us/ptoc.home ABC Council PTA A California Council resource with PTA links, legislative updates, and various PTA sample forms for viewing and download. http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/pta.html

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