There isn't any. They saw its potential to be just what it has become - a tool in the arsenal to push union agendas. The PTA represented one of the only outlets parents had to criticize those programs. If the PTA could be taken over then those voices could be silenced. Today, most PTA activists and officials are former teachers.
Local presidents are often active teachers.
And they run those meetings with an iron hand. That's the reason why there is such a violent reaction to parents who innocently question educational programs or activities. The paper blatantly compares anyone who questions school restructuring programs directly to groups like the Ku Klux Klan, the American Communist Party, even the Salem witch hunts. Clearly, the PTA's official policy is to show no tolerance to opposing views and to stamp out opposition wherever it turns up. They even name potentially dangerous groups, including the Christian Coalition and Eagle Forum.