Get ready! PTA National President Anna Weselak has designated the week of February 19, 2007, as PTA Advocacy Week. This special week will be a time for PTA members to meet with their federal, state, and local lawmakers and tell them that children and education should be their highest priorities! The week is scheduled to coincide with federal legislators' district work period, when they will be in their home offices to talk to their constituents.
The PTA national legislation committee, the state PTAs' federal legislative chairs, and the national PTA office's public policy staff will work together to prepare PTAs for the February 19 launch of PTA's yearlong effort to develop child advocates, build a chorus of voices, and strengthen PTA's position as a voice for every child.
[from This Week in Washington, December 12, 2006]
