The Charm City of Baltimore, Maryland, will play host to PTAers from across the country early this summer, when the National PTA holds its 105th Annual Convention June 23 26. Connecting Communities for the Future. The Annual Convention is also where PTA members vote on PTA policies and bylaw changes. Last year, more than 1,600 members participated in the 104th Convention in Chicago. Attending the National PTA Convention will put you in touch with the information, ideas, and materials you need to help make your dreams for children happen, proclaims the PTA s Convention Web site.
Some ideas just feel right.
At least that s the PTO today take on the National Education Association s now-widespread Read Across America program. In just its fourth year, the innovative program is promoting the power of reading to everyone within earshot. And parent groups can play key roles in bringing this event to their schools. This year s chairman is Morgan Freeman, just one of many celebrities who will don their Seuss hats in early March. NEA is honored to have someone of Morgan Freeman's caliber lend his talent and voice to Read Across America, reports NEA President Bob Chase.