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Will you support $0.81 per student to help NYS students read? Fund the Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Legislation signed in 2025 established a statewide Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia within NYSED. This Center will create NY’s first standards for screening, interventions, and teacher training to support the 20% of children with dyslexia and/or dysgraphia. However,...
Take Action Today to Protect Children and Youth Online!
Last Congress, the Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act that packaged together the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), two critical pieces of legislation that PTA has championed over several...
Co-sponsor the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act
National PTA needs your voice today to tell Congress that public funds belong in public schools! Join PTA in reminding our members of Congress that public dollars are critical to providing essential educational services and resources that serve schools, students, and...
Delay the Zero-Emission School Bus Timeline
As state budget negotiations reach the final stages, the Educational Conference Board (ECB) – consisting of education leadership groups representing parents, teachers, other school professionals, building administrators, superintendents, and boards of education throughout...
Urge Congress to Prioritize Mental Health Today
We need your voice today to urge your members of Congress to support mental health programs in communities nationwide. Join National PTA in urging Congress to provide $250 million for the Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration (MHSP) and School-Based Mental...
School Districts and an Untimely State Budget
As state budget negotiations continue, our groups understand that state budget extenders are necessary to ensure the continued provision of government services. At the same time, it is important to highlight the...
Take Action: Tell Congress to Fund Our Schools!
On Capitol Hill, members of Congress are busy working on a federal funding package for the next fiscal year (FY 27). This package of funding would run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and would determine how much funding will be allocated to federal programs...
Tell Us How Immigration Enforcement Has Impacted Your Community
As part of our commitment to ensuring that every child can learn and thrive in an inclusive and welcoming environment, we are working to better understand how heightened immigration enforcement is affecting students and families in our PTA communities. We know that when...
Tell Us Why Access to Healthy and Reliable Food is Important to Your Community
National PTA is working to better understand how changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are impacting students and families in our community. Reliable access to food is directly tied to a child’s ability to focus, grow, and succeed in school,...
School Aid: Our Students need more than the 1% Minimum
The Executive Budget provides $39.3 billion in total School Aid for SFY 2027, and increases expected school aid by $1.6 billion, or 4.3%:   $779 million increase (3%) in Foundation Aid  $287 million increase (2.1%) in other programs  The proposal also...
Support for Students: Dyslexia/Dysgraphia, STEM and Grad Measures
Center for Dyslexia and DysgraphiaLegislation signed in 2025 established a statewide Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia within NYSED. This Center will create NY’s first statewide standards for screening, interventions, and teacher training to support the up to one in five...
Support Student Civics Engagement and Media Literacy
Civics education and media literacy is critically important for our students to prepare them for college and career, and to allow them to fully participate in our democratic society.  As we approach the 250th anniversary of the United States, we have a historic...
Universal Pre-K: A Proven Investment in our Children’s Success
The Executive Budget makes significant investments in moving towards a truly universal PreKindergarten system: $561 million, an increase of 52.5 percent, for funding for Universal Pre-Kindergarten Aid funding for a roll-in of universal full-day Pre-K for all...
Concerns with Mandate and Timeline for Zero-Emission Busses
NYS PTA understands the effects of a changing climate and the impact on schools, students, and families, and applauds the aspirational goal of moving to a zero-emission policy.  However, we must at this time oppose the current mandate and timeline for zero-emission...
Urge Congress to Support Students with Disabilities
PTA believes that all children and youth, including students with different abilities, have the right to a quality, accessible public education that nurtures their potential and dignity. The U.S. Department of Education was created to ensure equal access to education...
Schools Should Be A Safe Place For All Children to Learn and Thrive
PTA supports policies that create a safe and supportive school environment for all families and students, including students in immigrant and mixed-status families. We support protecting and preserving public school attendance, student learning, and well-being, which are...
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