Updates, Helpful Tips & Resources

New School Year, New Challenges and Opportunities

With school districts nationwide welcoming students back to class for the 2024-25 school year, read about the top opportunities and concerns facing educators this school year, including the key legal liabilities school systems need to be aware of, steps educators are taking to embrace artificial intelligence in the classroom and how schools are navigating student cellphone policies. Read more

Mark Your Calendar

Aug. 29: Stay tuned to PTA.org/Grants for 2024-2025 National PTA program funding opportunities coming soon. Aug. 29: Join the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Education at 1:45 p.m. ET for a virtual back-to-school pep rally celebrating healthy school meals. The event will be livestreamed on usda.gov/live. Sept. 9-13: Get ready to celebrate Back-to-School Week with National PTA! Sept. 9-13: Celebrate the power of the arts in education during National Arts in Education Week. Visit our Arts Education Resource page for tools to become an arts advocate in your community. Visit PTA.org/Events for a full calendar of what's coming soon.

Don’t forget to remind everyone to make sure they’re registered to vote and to get out and vote! Voter registrations must be filled out and mailed in at least 30 days prior to an election. And, voters must be at least 17 years and 10 months of age on the date they register to vote and 18 years old on Election Day. 

Visit VOTE411.org for a one-stop-shop to register to vote, get ballot information, and to find polling locations. Additionally, the League of Women Voters Austin Area offers First Vote!, a FREE community service program for area high schoolers, where they learn about voting and registering to vote, in a fun and interactive format. Interested schools can request a webinar presentation for their students by emailing gthomas@lwvaustin.org or clicking on bit.ly/FirstVoteSignUp.