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
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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
Read more →As the nation’s largest volunteer child advocacy association, the National PTA has significantly impacted improvements to the education and well-being of America’s children for more than 118 years. Currently with millions of members and 22,000 local units in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Europe, National PTA continues to be a powerful voice for all children by advocating for federal policies to improve educational equity and opportunity for all children and their families. PTA members have long advocated for a comprehensive reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – No Child Left
Read more →Congratulations to our VP of Advocacy Yvonne Johnson on officially becoming one of the slated candidates for a position on the National PTA Board of Directors. The elections will take place during our National Convention in June in Charlotte NC.
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