parent-teacher association
noun
often capitalized P&T&A
: an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils that works for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils
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In February, principals at the four schools losing their Title I status started notifying their parent-teacher associations of the change.
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Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
For more information, ask your child's school parent-teacher association (PTA) or principal.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 8 Jan. 2024
In the coming years, school budget debates will probably place a fresh spotlight on disparities between parent-teacher associations, experts said.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Halpern serves on the school board budget committee and is a parent-teacher association volunteer.
—oregonlive, 17 May 2023
The school’s parent-teacher association is looking into mapping public transportation routes that line up with school bus routes to help get students to school on time when the buses are delayed or don’t run.
—Corinne Dorsey, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
When their school found out about her record, she was ostracized from the parent-teacher association..
—Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2022
At Silver Creek Middle School in Kensington, the parent-teacher association is working to expand a list of volunteers on days when buses don’t run.
—Corinne Dorsey, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
Lyric Winik, the school’s parent-teacher association president, said that when the lockdown went into place in September, her phone was filled with texts from other parents trying to understand what was happening.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
For more information, ask your child's school parent-teacher association (PTA) or principal.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 8 Jan. 2024
In the coming years, school budget debates will probably place a fresh spotlight on disparities between parent-teacher associations, experts said.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Halpern serves on the school board budget committee and is a parent-teacher association volunteer.
—oregonlive, 17 May 2023
The school’s parent-teacher association is looking into mapping public transportation routes that line up with school bus routes to help get students to school on time when the buses are delayed or don’t run.
—Corinne Dorsey, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
When their school found out about her record, she was ostracized from the parent-teacher association..
—Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2022
At Silver Creek Middle School in Kensington, the parent-teacher association is working to expand a list of volunteers on days when buses don’t run.
—Corinne Dorsey, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
Lyric Winik, the school’s parent-teacher association president, said that when the lockdown went into place in September, her phone was filled with texts from other parents trying to understand what was happening.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
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