The "Savings Account for Education (SAFE)" proposal is the first step toward untying Colorado's budget knots and improving Colorado's investment in public education.

Give Parents Homework This Summer • Dé a los padres una tarea en este verano

PTA Votes: Your Guide to Making a Difference
PTA has developed a program to ensure that your votes in upcoming local and federal elections can truly make a difference for children and communities. PTA Votes offers several guides and activities you or your PTA can use, including the PTA Voter Guide. This guide will assist you in making selections based on which candidates you believe have the strongest public education agenda. The guide provides:

A list of questions that will help you learn about a candidate's position on the most pressing concerns and issues in public education today.
Resources where you can find information on candidate positions.
Information on how you can register to vote and where to go on Election Day.

For more information, go to PTA Votes.

Multicultural Web Resources: A downloadable two-page document with a selection of easy-to-use resources for teachers and parents and librarians about diverse cultures.
Spanish Language Web Resources for Children's Literacy: A downloadable four-page document with easy-to-use activities, games, and tips for families IN SPANISH about children and literacy.

Read the latest news briefs so that your PTA can be up-to-date,
and leaders and members can benefit from the latest information!

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Colorado PTA's 87th Annual Convention
"Connect" held April 25-26, 2008 was a huge success.


Happy delegates after winning centerpieces made by Convention Committee member Barb Ohms.	Colorado PTA Past President Teresa Williams, Colorado PTA Reflections Chair Kay Trotter, and Colorado PTA President-Elect Lynn Huizing.	Jim Fay, co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute was the keynote speaker at dinner on April 25, 2008.

►Byron Garrett PTA’s new CEO
►Parenting Teenagers: Keeping Them Safe and Healthy
►Product Placement On TV Targeted
►Red Robin U-ACT™ Champion Winning Schools
►Colorado PTA's Legislative Platform 2008-2009
►Partnering with Your School Principal
►Online Family Safety Classroom
►The Importance of Filing IRS Form 990
►School Care for Kids with Diabetes
►Talking Points on Violence in Schools
►Preventing Violence in Schools
►Have You Asked Anyone to Join PTA Today?
►Safe Routes to School Program
►You and PTA Make a Difference
►Parenting: creating good character
►NPTA concerned about privacy of students

► Q&A on bingo & raffles
► MEMBER BENEFITS
► Programs & Resource
► Locate a PTA in your area.
► Are You a Member Yet?
► vehicle donations
► Colorado PTA Scholarships
► Colorado PTA Insurance coverage