You Can Help Support Child Advocacy
For 100 years, the Michigan Parent Teacher Association (Michigan PTA), a chapter of the National PTA, has been the leading voice for advocacy for children in our state. Michigan PTA promotes local, regional and state efforts to promote the education and well-being of all children in our state by working with families, educators, business and community leaders, and the legislature to make sure child related concerns are being met.
Historically, PTA’s advocacy efforts have accomplished many important initiatives including:
- Kindergarten in the public school system
- Tobacco and weapon free schools
- Child labor laws to protect against unsafe working practices and conditions
- A separate criminal justice system for juvenile offenders
- Federally funded hot lunches
- School bus safety regulations
- The content-rating system for television programs
- Labels with “explicit lyrics – parent alert” on music recordings
- Drug free school zones
- 25 mph school speed zone
- Latch Key child care programs
