Education Leaders, National PTA Gather for Reflections
Exhibit Opening
PTA NEWSWIRE- U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, sent a glowing message lauding National PTA for our focus and value in arts education during the 2008-2009 Reflections themed year ribbon-cutting ceremony and exhibit opening at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Guests in attendance for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were honored with a special performance by National PTA Ambassador, CeCe Peniston.

The media-rich release includes video, audio and
photos from the event.  View it here.

The event drew attention from media outlets nationwide.  Below are just a couple of news blurbs about the event. Click on graphics to view coverage.

Thousands of Families Get Involved, News Coverage Reaches More
than 10 Million around Take Your Family to School Week
PTA NEWSWIRE- Thousands of families and students benefited again from PTA Take Your Family to School Week.  The $1,897 grants presented to 32 award-winning schools gave them an economic boost during the recession’s woes.  In addition, the special week continued to involve more and more families than ever before.  As an added bonus, National PTA officers visited local PTAs across the country presenting them with “Big Checks” to all the award winners.  Click here to view release.

Ryan McLain, local AXA Financial Representative (AXA Financial were the sponsors of this year’s awards); Betsy Landers, National PTA Secretary-Treasurer; Tammy Wells, William Lehman Elementary School PTA President; Maria Cruz, William Lehman Elementary School Principal.

Both the announcement of our newest National PTA Ambassador and
the presentation of “big checks” by National PTA officers drew major
media attention from dozens of outlets. In fact, the media interviews garnered more than 10 million media impressions: six million radio impressions; three million TV impressions; and three million print/online impressions. Media impressions are the number of people who heard or saw the news coverage. Below are a few examples.

TV News coverage

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National PTA Secretary-Treasurer, Betsy Landers, visited Gibbs Magnet School in Little Rock, Ark. to celebrate Take Your Family To School Week. Landers presented a "big check" to the local PTA for their parental involvement ideas during this special week.

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National PTA CEO, Byron V. Garrett, visits Unity School in Centereach, New York for Take Your Family To School Week celebration.

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Print/Web News coverage

PTA NEWSWIRE - Hundreds of educators, parents, and community leaders gathered at Poteet High School in Texas recently to celebrate two important anniversaries in Parent Teacher Association history. National PTA President Jan Harp Domene and Texas PTA President Jan Wilkerson joined the Founders Day Banquet as special guests to celebrate 50 years of the Mesquite ISD Council of PTAs and 100 years of the Texas PTA. View the article here.

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PTA NEWSWIRE- National PTA President-Elect Chuck Saylors participated in interviews about the changing times as parents are sharing more and more responsibilities. The media continue to call-in to the National PTA Media Relations hotline about the growing phenomenon of more males getting involved with the PTA.