1897 |
Founding
of the National Congress of Mothers to act on behalf of children
in the home, at school, and in the world. |
| 1898-99 |
The
Congress promotes cooperation between parents and teachers;
advocates for sex education; and lobbies for a national health
bureau. |
| 1900s |
Fathers
urged to join; PTA already voicing public concern for juvenile
justice issues and the need for child labor laws, as well as
federal aid to schools. |
| 1910s |
PTA
urges that kindergarten be part of education system; asks parents
to supervise their children's attendance at moving pictures;
local PTAs serve hot lunches to children. |
| 1920s |
The
Georgia Colored Congress of Parents and Teachers is formed to
serve children in segregated states; PTA begins a nationwide
children's health project; and is involved in the first university
courses in school-home relations. |
| 1930s |
A
special nutrition project and emergency services prevent children
from suffering during the Great Depression; PTA studies automobile
and school bus safety as they relate to children. |
| 1940s |
PTA
launches nationwide school lunch program; becomes one of the
first non-governmental organizations to support the establishment
of the United Nations; creates new university project to teach
teachers home-school relations; wartime activities include the
weekly radio series, "The Family in War", featuring the Baxter
family and a panel of experts discussing the episode. |
| 1950s |
PTA calls
a national conference to address narcotics and drug addiction
in youth; helps field-test and win support for the Salk Polio
Vaccine; and promotes health supervision of children from early
childhood through high school. |
| 1960s |
PTA
creates public message about the dangerous effects of smoking;
helps enact child protection and toy safety legislation; promotes
art education via a nationwide cultural arts program; and creates
a new focus on home-school relations in low-income areas. |
| 1970s |
Georgia
Colored Congress of Parents and Teachers and National Congress
of Parents and Teachers unite to become one organization; PTA
expands outreach to combat alcohol abuse; calls for parents
to share in decision making in schools; begins project to oppose
violence on television; opens Office of Governmental Relations
in Washington, DC; and invites students to sit on the National
PTA Board of Directors. |
| 1980s |
PTA fights
for automobile safety belt and child restraint legislation;
creates a drug/alcohol abuse prevention project; focuses more
attention on children and families in the inner cities; and
creates national HIV/AIDS education program for parents. |
| 1990s |
PTA
convenes national summit on parental involvement; becomes major
force in adding parental involvement to National Education Goals;
develops National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs
in cooperation with education and parent involvement professionals;
initiates nationwide campaign to protect children from violence;
forges partnerships with other national groups to promote parent
involvement in early childhood education and teacher education;
celebrates 100th anniversary. |
| 1997 |
The Postal Service released a 32 cent stamp to honor the 100th Anniversary of the National PTA. |
| 2000's |
National
PTA publishes the book, Building Successful Partnerships:
A Guide to Parent and Family Involvement Programs . National
PTA launches new image campaign, everychild. onevoice. Launches
How to Help Your Child Succeed national workshop
series and online resource. Responds to national tragedy by
launching "Helping Children Cope With Tragedy" website
within 24 hours of 9-11-01 events. Issues The Resiliency
of the Human Spirit resource booklet to all PTAs in
October 2001. Instrumental
in strengthening the parent involvement provisions in the
reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act, renamed
the No Child Left Behind Act. Premieres the Hispanic Outreach
Initiative to increase Hispanic parents' involvement in schools
and PTA. Introduces a Web-based training program (e-learning)
in which members can access relevant learning and leadership
development training via National PTA's website. Strengthens
resolve to oppose private school vouchers following the U.S.
Supreme Court's decision declaring the voucher program in
the state of Ohio constitutional. Participated in the Five
Cents Makes Sense for Education campaign, calling on
lawmakers to earmark at least five cents of every current
federal budget dollar for elementary and secondary education.
Debuted Doors Open After School in fall 2003, promoting
the benefits of school-based after-school programs.
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