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- NYS PTA Applauds Historic School Aid Increase (April 7, 2021)
- NYS PTA on announcement of Reimagine Education Advisory Council (May 8, 2020)
- NYS PTA on today’s “Reimagine Education” announcement (May 5, 2020)
- NYS PTA opposes HPV Mandate Legislation (January 9, 2020)
- NYS PTA pleased with proposal to help stop unwanted robocalls (January 2, 2020)
- NYS PTA praises today’s announcement by Cuomo of a legislative flavored vape ban, this legislation will protect children (January 2, 2020)
- NYS PTA applauds proposed expansion of e-STOP law (December 23, 2019)
- NYS PTA joins ECB and other education groups in call for $2.1B funding boost (November 22, 2019)
- National PTA Statement on Shooting at Saugus High School (November 15, 2019)
- Membership Survey: Thank you for filling out our membership survey! We really appreciate your feedback! (October 11, 2019)
- NewsChannel 13 talks about a new program called Every Child Healthy. Joining us are Kyle Belokopitsky from New York State PTA and Scott Averill from Fidelis Care. (September 30, 2019)
- National PTA President Leslie Boggs testimony at Gun Violence Task Force Forum on 9/18 (September 20, 2019)
- Congratulations to the 2018-19 Membership Growth Golden Apple award recipients! (September 10, 2019)
- Parents, educators call for flavored e-cigarette ban in Albany County (CBS 6 News, September 9, 2019)
- Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Establishing September 11th Remembrance Day and Moment of Silence at Public Schools (September 9, 2019)
- Education Commissioner Elia to resign (August 1, 2019)
- National PTA Urges Immediate Action to Address the Humanitarian Crisis at the Border (June 28, 2019)
- Support Erin’s Law (June 17, 2019)
- Memorandum of OPPOSITION: OPPOSE A.706-A/S.5472-A, which allows home-schooled students to participate in district interscholastic sports (June 6, 2019)
- NYS PTA strongly opposes the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, and opposes legislation that was recently amended in the Senate and Assembly (May 29, 2019)
- NYS PTA 2019 “Teachers Are Out of This World” Award (May 6, 2019)
- Congratulations to our National PTA Reflections Winners! (May 1, 2019)
- NYS PTA President’s Take on Change (April 26, 2019)
- NYS PTA Vice President Susanne Smoller passes into the eternal light; we will celebrate her life (April 19, 2019)
- NYS PTA Executive Director comments about NYS PTA’s opposition to recreational marijuana [starts at 12:29] (Metrofocus, April 16, 2019)
- NYS PTA Disappointed with Questar’s Computer Based Testing Program (April 2, 2019)
- Our respective organizations oppose proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and urge this issue be removed from state budget negotiations (March 12, 2019)
- Restorative practices improve school climate and offer an alternative to excluding students from school (February 22, 2019)
- Governor Cuomo Announces Nominations and Applications Now Open for Third Round of Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award (February 11, 2019)
- PTA urges state leaders to back-burner marijuana legalization (Times Union, February 6, 2019)
- NYS PTA Testifies Before Joint Budget Hearing (February 6, 2019)
- New York’s PTA Connected Grant Winners (January 2, 2019)
- National PTA’s Response to Federal School Safety Commission Report (December 18, 2018)
- Educational Conference Board calls for $2.2 billion state aid increase for 2019-20 (December 10, 2018)
- National PTA and Alaska PTA Supports Disaster Relief Funding for Families and Schools Impacted by Earthquake (December 6, 2018)
- NYS PTA Lays Out Priorities for 2019 Legislative Session (November 28, 2018)
- National PTA and California PTA Supports California PTAs with Disaster Relief Funding for Families and Schools Impacted by Camp Fire (November 26, 2018)
- Garner the Past, Change Today, Embrace Tomorrow (November 16, 2018)
- Testimony to the NYS Assembly Education Committee-Mental Health/Physical Education (October 23, 2018)
- Bronx International Community High School Teacher Named 2019 Teacher of the Year (October 11, 2018)
- NYS PTA Commentary on ESSA Regulations (August 21, 2018)
- PTAs and Schools Honored for Innovation and Excellence in Family Engagement (August 17, 2018)
- NYS PTA Celebrates 19 National PTA Schools of Excellence (August 3, 2018)
- National PTA and Texas PTA Statement on Shooting at Santa Fe High School (May 21, 2018)
- New York State PTA and Syosset Council of PTAs Honored Nationally for Championing Diversity and Inclusion (May 17, 2018)
- National PTA Statement on Shooting at Forest High School (April 20, 2018)
- NYS PTA on the 3-8 English Language Arts Assessments (April 13, 2018)
- Preliminary Analysis of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Budget Bill (aka the Education Policy Bill) (March 29, 2018)
- President Signs FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (March 22, 2018)
- National PTA Statement on Shooting at Great Mills High School (March 20, 2018)
- NYS PTA Supports a Parent’s Right to Make Educational Decisions for Their Children (March 9, 2018)
- Two Middle Schools in NY to Receive 2018 National PTA STEM + Families Tech Grants (March 9, 2018)
- National PTA Statement on Shooting at Huffman High School (March 8, 2018)
- NYS PTA on School Security and Safety: Keeping Our Children Safe Always (March 7, 2018)
- NYS PTA Legislative Summit and Lobby Day Stories (February 23, 2018)
- National PTA: Gun Violence Prevention Efforts (February 22, 2018)
- You Can Join in a Vigil for Florida PTA (February 19, 2018)
- NYS PTA and National PTA on Brooklyn Parent Group Fundraiser (February 14, 2018)
- NYS PTA to be Honored by National PTA with the “2018 Outstanding State PTA Advocacy Award” (January 23, 2018)
- NYS PTA Highly Disappointed in Questar Data Breach, Pleased with SED Response (January 19, 2018)
- NYS PTA Sees Some Positives in the Executive Budget, Great Concern About School Aid (January 17, 2018)
- NYS PTA on the State of the State, Now Awaiting Executive Budget (January 5, 2018)
- NYS PTA on Today’s Graduation Requirement Change (December 11, 2017)
- New Poll Reveals How Young Children Are Using Social Media and Messaging Apps (December 7, 2017)
- Educational Conference Board calls for $2 billion state aid increase for 2018-19 (December 4, 2017)
- PTAs and Schools in NY Awarded Grants to Engage Families in STEM Education (November 29, 2017)
- Highlights from Reflections Art Roadshow (November 27, 2017)
- NYS PTA 121st Annual New York State PTA Convention (November 6, 2017)
- Leadership Webinar Series (October 22, 2017)
- NYS PTA Gives Testimony on School Infrastructure and Facilities (October 20, 2017)
- The 2018 NYS Teacher of the Year is Announced (September 12, 2017)
- NYS PTA Celebrates Six National PTA Schools of Excellence (August 24, 2017)
- E-Cigarettes Now Banned on NYS School Grounds (August 2, 2017)
- NYS PTA Members Convene for Summer Leadership Conference (August 2, 2017)
