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California State PTA Press Releases, Press Conference Statements, Online News Releases and PTA in the News

Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School

Santa Clarita resident elected VP for Convention in California PTA

S.F. woman to help lead California PTA

Former school board member elected to the California State PTA

Mt. Diablo school board trustee elected to state PTA post

Santa Clarita Valley resident elected VP for Education of California PTA

HP Announces New Savings Program for California State PTA Members

Latest State Budget Proposals Still Fail California's children

Listen to their music!!!

Music video says it all: Students and local PTA members create Youtube posting

Teachers, parents protest education cuts (ABC 30 TV clip)

California State PTA urges legislature to reject a cuts-only budget solution

Teachers, parents protest education cuts (ABC 7 TV Clip)

Recognizing service to students

L.A. Unified School District cancels bulk of summer school programs

California Foster Youth: Conditions of Children Task Force Report (PDF)

Be relaxed and ready for parent-teacher conference

School finance news from EdSource

Hamilton School families benefit from weekly food giveaway

Special Election: It's About the Economy

California State PTA: Now is not the time to retreat from addressing the needs of all children

Local talent recognized in Reflections art program

California State PTA survey shows growing damage of cuts

California State PTA speaks out against Proposition 1D

Carol Channing addresses California State PTA convention

PTA's Brian Bonner speaks in support of Propositions 1A and 1B (radio clip)

Informational Alert: May 19 Election Resources

Troy High junior wins national PTA Reflections competition

State PTA elects officers for 2009-2011 term

Castro Valley woman named California State PTA president

Debbie Look of state PTA speaks out for support of Proposition 1B (radio)

Parents must drive changes in education

Carol Channing receives state PTA award

Alex Kajitani receives state PTA award

State PTA's Reflections awards shine spotlight on student artists

State PTA honors units and councils for outreach

Dr. Herbert Fischer receives state PTA service award

Jake Steinfeld: Fitness key to children's well-being

State PTA president calls for investment in children

PTA and Teachers Rally for Props 1A and 1B (TV clip)

PTA and Teachers Rally in Support of Proposition 1A and Proposition 1B

Jack O'Connell: PTA Vital to Education

Sen. Joe Simitian Receives Honorary Service Award at PTA Convention

Mary Perry Receives Golden Oak Award at PTA Convention

Dr. Charles Weis Receives Honorary Service Award at Convention

Prop 1B is vital to education, PTA says (PDF)

Swine flu prevention alert for schools from Superintendent Jack O'Connell

Schools look for new ways to raise funds during economic downturn

Parent/Teacher Collaboration Leads to Students for Success

Noozhawk Talks: Leslie Dinaberg Sits Down with Kendre Sanborn

Federal education programs in California to receive more than $1 billion in recovery funds

California PTA Honored for Advocacy

Schools hold out their hands for help

Students take their questions, views to Sacramento

National PTA to Honor Members of Congress, Local and State PTA of California

Annual Fun Run for Education set for March 28

Public education in U.S. falls short, Obama says

Legislation Conference Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Children (PDF)

PTA Advocates Finance Reform

PTA Responds to New Budget

Parents rally for guard

District Launches Public Schools Week

EDITORIAL: Intersection ought to be made safer

Parents want safer crossing

Reports that state budget deal is near may be premature

School board delays cuts, for now

School district may face $12 million budget deficit

Cuts could stop the music in local schools

Budget cuts will trickle down to students

Rally addresses budget woes

PTA statement: Emerging budget deal falls short

Wells Fargo Foundation donates to PTA arts program

PTA announces state budget survival plan

Rallying for school funds

PTA, O'Connell, and business leaders rally for education funding (PDF)

California PTA Leads Glendale Rally

Glendale Rally for PTA's Economic Recovery Plan

School Field Trips Survive Budget Cuts

School Districts Want Freer Reins

'Hey, is this mine?'

'Thank you, thank you, thank you'

The rewards of a job well done

Mom resists...until she talks to the PTA president

PAC K-12 Arts Education Program brings L.A. Opera to Local Schools

How girls bully each other, and what to do

Kermit King: A school devoted to creating a family atmosphere

TEMECULA: Science lessons found in garden

PTA responds to state budget (PDF)

Student running clubs replace PE programs axed by budget cuts

Fitness: the missing ingredient to our children's success

It's the law: Schools gain a tool to halt online cruelty

Fathers make PTA a 'parent thing' at grassroots level, such as in Riverside County

Parents help schools cope with crisis

Calif. law allows expelling cyber bullies

PTAs try to bridge school budget gaps

PTA pitches in to provide interactive assemblies at schools

Cell phone program keeps troops in touch

There's nowhere left to cut

Visions of diversity

PTA Reflections Ceremony to Honor Simi Students

PTA Filling in gaps for schools

School districts fight possible midyear cuts

School district seeking nontraditional funding

Local PTA council HOSTS PARENT EVENT

State PTA Visits Redway

Survey Shows State Budget Cuts are Impacting Basic School Programs and Services (PDF)

Plenty of fun at PTA fundraiser

Arlanza principal puckers up to pig for PTA

Principal gets soaked in stunt to raise money to cover cuts in budget

PTA puts mom on the write track

PTA Announces Support for Proposition 3, Opposition to Proposition 6 (PDF)

Ontario Center School principal goes bananas for fundraiser

Pumpkins litter playground

Mission Viejo school celebrates 40 years

Virginia Peterson elementary holds first Fun Run

Nationwide kids' walk aids health, environment

PTA president puts together a 'walking bus' full of kids to take part in the International Walk/Bike

San Clemente High senior dives into marine biology

State's Top Education Leaders Urge Everyone to Join the PTA (Spanish) (PDF)

Education leaders blast proposed state budget plan

State's Top Education Leaders Urge Everyone to Join the PTA (PDF)

Our schools: There are plenty of ways for parents to get involved with their children's school

Bridging the Gap Getting Involved in Your Child's Education Pays Off

Kids send message to lawmakers

Putting health on the menu

Governor Schwarzenegger Launches "School Finder" Web Site for California Parents and Children

Local Educators Rally Behind AB 1781

PTA tries to make comeback in Valley

PTA's warriors fight tough battles for kids

Education Coalition Launches Statewide Radio Ad Campaign

An `Awesome' Battle of the Bands

Not your run-of-the-mill PTA Bake Sale

Cuts-Only" Budgeting Locks in Inadequate Funding for Schools, Students

Fremont High School PTSA wins Hearst National PTA Award (PDF)

Not your run-of-the-mill PTA Bake Sale: (PDF)

Education Coalition: State budget 'undermines student achievement

Milpitas PTSA hosts appreciation lunch

Protesters rally against cuts

Proposed ELL Guidelines Too Rigid, Critics Warn

School gas leak raises stink

Bake sales won't compensate for a cut-only approach

State PTA president to speak at dinner Tonight

Arts inequity divides rich, poor

Board passes cuts for 2008-09 budget

School cuts protest fizzles when senator is out

At the End of a Long Week of Democracy-Letters from Students on a Senator's Door Tells a Story

California cuts school budget

State PTA says Flunk the Budget efforts must continue (PDF)

A parent's view of the education budget

Celebrating teachers

Save our schools Stop the budget axe

Community group stages protest to 'rescue' California's education budget

SCHOOL FUNDING PROTEST FRIDAY

California PTAs getting together

The California State PTA's 109th Annual Convention Begins Thursday, May 1

Marquez Wins 'Distinguished School' Honors

PTA responds to "May Revise of State Budget" (PDF)

Saratoga's Argonaut adopts a school in Sunnyvale

PTA Protests Education Budget Cuts

Rally asks governor to 'flunk' state budget

Tri-Valley rallies decry proposed budget cuts

Governor expected to face protest during Alameda visit

Fremont parents rally against school cuts District prepares for possible loss of $9.5 million

Group takes protest over planned cuts in school budget to McClintock

PTA Protests Education Budget Cuts

Only one O.C. city opts for 15-mph zone near schools

Satisfying can-stomping to inspire recycling

Board wants Simi schools to keep parents involved

Fundraiser held for art program

Parents and students rally at the Capitol, urging legislators to (PDF)

Fitness Challenge Competition (PDF)

Capistrano parents 'shouting out' to Sacramento today

California cuts school budget

Students join effort to fight school cuts

Mission Viejo students learn the challenges of disabilities

State schools superintendent addresses budget concerns

Educators Address Proposed Cuts

Saddleback education rally draws 4,000

Hundreds gather to support education

State PTA would like to 'Flunk the Budget'

Flunk the budget

School chief calls state priorities wrong

Superintendents ponder doomsday prophecy

OC parents play along in budget brinksmanship

Parents protest education cuts in Sacramento

Letter writers hope to kill school cuts

PTA hosts rally over school budget cuts

School Officials, Students Protest Education Cuts

California State PTA Gives out $44500 in 2008 Scholarships and Grants

Governor's budget gets an F

Superintendents, PTA discuss budget cuts

Are you ready to fight?

Parents taking stand in budget battle

Parents announce statewide plan to FLUNK THE BUDGET (PDF)

California State PTA gives out $44,500 in 2008 Scholarships and Grants (PDF)

School chiefs bemoan state budget cuts

Schools want more choices

Capistrano Unified parents lobby against massive school cuts

PTA fights against cuts in spending for schools

Capo parents 'shout out' to Sacramento

Scholastic funding concerns voiced at rally

Flunk the Budget

Dads organize school adventures

Trip has special urgency

Parents and Teachers Meet to Talk about Budget Cuts

County educators blast budget cuts

California State PTA president, Pam Brady's' message about shooting on Northern Illinois University

National PTA honors Inland schools' PTAs for getting parents involved

Making Technology Safer for California's Children

School board: Fight 'devastating' state $$ cuts

School Budget Cuts Video

School districts brace for massive cuts

Budget cuts means devastation to local schools, educators say

She's 19 and PTA President

OC educators rally against proposed state school cuts

Parents fight against cuts

Parents, Teachers, Board Members Detail Devastating Impact of budget Cuts to Bay Area schools

Eleventh District PTA President Highlights the need for Health Care for Children

Sector educativo mantiene sus reservas por plan fiscal

Moraga council to consider removing raised crosswalks

California State PTA responds to Governor's budget proposal

PTA backs diversity document

The Malibu Times, Special education: It's not someone else's issue

PTA membership offers a Payoff To All involved

"PTA Reflections contest inspires Orange County 2nd-grader to make a difference after wild fires"

PTA brings together experts to talk about student health

Get Involved

DECORATING BAY FARM ELEMENTARY Children's colorful tiles add beauty to campus

Governor Participates in Chico Town Hall

PTA University Strengthens Leadership and Advocacy Skills (PDF)

Nonprofits easy targets for thievery

Shopping trips are no vacation

May Budget Revisions - Town Hall Meeting San Diego

May Budget Revisions - Town Hall Meeting in Concord

New State Board of Officers Elected! (PDF)

Secretary of Education Visits Convention (PDF)


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