The House of Representatives will vote this week on The Student Success Act (H.R. 5) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—No Child Left Behind (ESEA-NCLB). The time is now for Congress to hear your voice,Take Action! Congress needs to hear that PTA supports: Safeguarding all family engagement provisions, modeled—in part—from the Family Engagement in Education Act. Adequate authorization levels to support critically important programs. The exclusion of any provision that would create or lead to a private school voucher, including Title I portability funding. Providing access to well-rounded education curricula for all students. Safeguarding and improving equity protections
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Please join Delaware PTA in congratulating the winners and honorable mention participants of our 2014-2015 Reflections Program. This year’s theme was ‘The world would be a better place if …’. The winner in each category will be competing at the National PTA level. Dance Primary: Hannah Patterson – Maclary (Winner) Intermediate: Kylie Shelton – Maclary (Winner) Sareena Modi – North Star (Honorable Mention) Miriam Kazzaz – McVey (Honorable Mention) Middle School: Shayla Modi – HB DuPont (Winner) Film Primary: Aaron Elmer – Allen Frear (Winner) Intermediate: Sareena Modi – North Star (Winner) Zachariah
Read more →The Delaware Department of Education is partnering with community organizations across the state to offer families support in applying for college financial aid. The state is designating late February to provide outreach and guidance to families with graduating seniors seeking assistance in paying for college. Community organizations will sponsor events about financial aid and assist with Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion. The series of workshops will focus on assisting Delaware’s graduating seniors and their families to access financial aid opportunities to help pay college costs. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 90 percent of students
Read more →In support of the U.S. Army’s continued commitment to education, the U.S. Army Marketing and Research Group (AMRG) and National PTA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalizing the collaboration between the two organizations and their shared dedication to the education and development of our nation’s youth. The MOU provides a framework for ongoing collaboration in support of the nation’s parents, school administrators and educators. Together, the Army and National PTA will work to improve the educational experiences of high school students as they prepare for college, career, military service and citizenship readiness. National PTA President Otha Thornton addresses
Read more →(Dover, DE) – The Delaware School Libraries Council, with support from the Delaware Department of State and the Department of Education, is embarking on a Statewide Master Plan for Delaware School Libraries, a comprehensive planning effort designed to create a vision that will inform solutions for the development of state-of-the-art school libraries. The year-long planning effort, which will appraise the current status of school library services and will address future trends and needs, will be conducted by the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware and Himmel & Wilson, Library Consultants. IPA has an extensive project management
Read more →Hello PTA Family, On behalf of Delaware PTA, I wanted to take a moment and thank each and every one of you for your support and contributions in standing with Delaware PTA to advocate for Every Child with One Voice. This year has brought both challenges and successes for our communities, students and teachers. As PTA members we continue to work together to raise awareness of these challenges and then leverage the resources needed to meet them. Together we share a vision of a public education system in which every child’s potential is a reality. As we prepare
Read more →PTA Advocates: Tomorrow, February 12, 2015, National PTA Vice President of Advocacy, Shannon Sevier will testify before the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on behalf of National PTA. This is a Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee The hearing, titled “How Emerging Technology Affects Student Privacy,” will focus on student data privacy, exploring the use of new technology in the classroom and examine the need to modernize FERPA. As you know, National PTA has been actively involved in the ongoing debate about the best way forward on student data privacy. This hearing
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