The Education Commission provides an "umbrella" for many PTA projects and activities. From this page, you will find
1. Resources for parents and your local PTAs, from science topics, social studies and other academic areas and secondary programs), reading and literacy programs. For local PTAs, the Chair of the Book Fair or the Dropout Prevention program, the organizer of the Read-Athon or the Geography Bee can be your local connection to the Education Commission at Utah PTA.
@ Reading and Literacy programs can help the students at your school make greater progress toward reading proficiency.
@"STEM" Education consists of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects.
@ Social Studies and other academic subjects can include financial literacy, character education, arts education, etc.
@ Promoting Post-high school and vocational aspirations can be even more effective when you start early. We are collecting ideas for your College and Career Readiness programs!
2. Advocacy: Information on how to stand up for your own children and how the Utah PTA support education opportunities for all Utah students.
3. A "Knowledge Base" that will help you understand many areas of education in Utah, from student testing, to education-related acronyms, public education funding, or Utah core standards, among others.
Click on one of the focus areas above to find resources that might be just right for your school.... and visit us often, as we are in the process of updating our content. We welcome your ideas. Contact me at france@utahpta.org if you'd like to have information available from our website that is currently not there.