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
Join Michigan's Statewide pTA
Join Great Lakes PTA to Support All Children
Great Lakes PTA (formerly A.L.L.) is a state-level PTA membership that is designed for people who want to support the general mission of PTA at a broader level than one particular school PTA.
Great Lakes PTA amplifies your voice in our state and on Capitol Hill. When you belong to our PTA, you connect with a nationwide network of PTA advocates and a wide array of influential individuals and organizations. Your membership dues fund advocacy efforts that help all children and change policies and laws in your city, our state, and on Capitol Hill. Will you support our efforts by becoming a member?
Who should join Great Lakes PTA? Everyone who believes in the PTA mission to make every child's potential a reality, including:
- Parents
- Current local PTA members
- Community members
- Elected officials
- Business owners
- Superintendents and administrators
- Former A.L.L. members
- You!
Great Lakes PTA members:
- Receive regular communication and Advocacy Alerts from Michigan PTA
- Are entitled to attend Michigan and National PTA events at the member rate
- Are part of an outreach community for improving education for children in Michigan
- Support the Michigan PTA and all PTA/PTSAs in Michigan
(membership does not provide voting privileges at local PTAs)