PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month timeline
- 1997
National PTA celebrated its centennial
National PTA officials, members, and guests enjoyed festivities during the organization's 100-year anniversary gala.
- 1989
PTA pushed its math initiative
As a way to encourage students to master or even overcome a fear of math, the PTA developed Free Math Matters kits for local elementary, junior high, and middle school PTA chapters.
- 1970s
Two advocacy groups joined forces in unity
The National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers merged with the National Congress of Parents and Teachers to share resources and become one efficient, super organization benefiting parents, teachers, and schools.
- 1965
Government agency shipped a million books to Appalachia
The U.S Office of Economic Opportunity supported the Books for Appalachia project by shipping more than a million books to area schools.
- The 1950s
The PTA was instrumental in field testing the Salk polio vaccine in schools
As a way to promote efforts to keep school children healthy from early childhood through high school, the PTA worked with school nurses to field test the ground-breaking Salk polio vaccine.
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Back in the day, it wasn’t hard to lure children outdoors to play. But with cellphones, social media, video games and the like, more children are turning into couch potatoes — and at earlier ages. PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month takes place every November. This year’s theme is “Get Off Your Apps.” Let’s encourage children to turn off their devices and connect with family and friends through constructive play, family exercise, and physical education programs at school and at home.
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