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ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 11, 2013) - Today, the Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013 was introduced in the House and the Senate as a means to empower parents, improve capacity for...

CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwired - Jun 22, 2013) - National PTA today announced the recipients of several of its awards programs during its annual convention. Winners of the Phoebe Apperson Hearst...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), an advocacy organization dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Apr 4, 2012) - When families are engaged, students succeed. That's why National PTA is recognizing five schools with the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family-School...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - February 15, 2011) - National PTA®, the nation's largest and oldest volunteer child advocacy association, issued the following statement on President Obama's 2012...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - January 11, 2011) - Today, the National PTA® and Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) released an issue brief titled Breaking New Ground: Data Systems Transform...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Every nine seconds, a student in America drops out of school, according to the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. This is an...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 28, 2010) -  National PTA is pleased to recognize seven schools with its Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family-School Partnership Awards. The awards recognize PTA...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - National PTA and DLA Piper LLP, an international law firm, recently released a guide that will help families, policymakers and child advocates develop...