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National PTA’s Response to President Trump’s Address of March 4, 2025

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In response to the President’s address to the joint session of Congress, here’s National PTA’s stance: Protection of and Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals: https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-PTA-Resolutions/protection-of-and-support-for-LGBTQ-individuals Rights and Services for Children in Immigrant & Mixed-Status Families: https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-Position-Statements/Rights-and-Services-for-Children-in-Immigrant-and-Mixed-Status-Families

LWPTSA Council Honors 2025 Award Winners at Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon

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Left to right: Luna Egido Martin (Honorary Life Membership), Trish Lorr (Certificate of Special Service), Carol Nicholson (Outstanding Educator Award), Kristen Dorwin (Outstanding Service Award), Carol Lugtu (Golden Acorn), Zahra Eslami (Outstanding Advocate), Redmond West Little League Challenger Baseball's Julie and Robert Kaskel (Community Outreach Award) and Kelley Osmanbhoy (Community Service Award). Photo courtesy of Heather Wong. Not pictured: Brooke Gialopsos (Honorary Life Membership), Heidi Nguyen (Golden Acorn) and Eric Peterson (Outstanding Educator).

LWPTSA Council was pleased to host nearly 180 guests at our annual Founders’ Day Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Matts’ Rotisserie & Oyster Lounge in Redmond, Wash., as we honored the spirit of PTA and the legacy of Continue reading LWPTSA Council Honors 2025 Award Winners at Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon→

LWPTSA Council DEI Update: Understanding the Latest Federal Guidance

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Wondering what the recent federal directive on DEI means for our PTAs? We have FACTS to provide clarity for our community.

At LWPTSA Council, we remain committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive and equitable education system for all students. Recent discussions have raised concerns about how recent federal guidance may impact diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts in public schools and in our PTAs. We want to ensure that our community has clarity on what this means for our PTAs, the Lake Washington School District and Washington state. Continue reading LWPTSA Council DEI Update: Understanding the Latest Federal Guidance→

LWPTSA at WSPTA Focus Day 2025: A Bold Call to Action for Public Education

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On Monday, Feb. 17, in recognition of WSPTA Focus on Advocacy Day 2025, advocates, parents and educators rallied in Olympia, demanding bold, transformative action to strengthen public education in Washington. For those attending from LWPTSA Council, the day began with Continue reading LWPTSA at WSPTA Focus Day 2025: A Bold Call to Action for Public Education→

Advocacy Skills in the Education System: A Powerful First Step

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LWPTSA Council Advocacy Skills in the Education System

The launch of LWPTSA Council’s newly rebranded initiative, “Advocacy Skills in the Education System” (formerly the Advocacy Committee) was a resounding success! In partnership with the LWSD Board of Directors, our inaugural session on Jan. 27 laid a strong foundation Continue reading Advocacy Skills in the Education System: A Powerful First Step→

National PTA Statement on Protecting Children Regardless of Immigration Status

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Statement from National PTA (Jan. 24, 2025): On Monday, the new Trump-Vance Administration assumed office, and the National PTA has been closely tracking the decisions and policy changes issued by the Administration as they are released. National PTA believes that Continue reading National PTA Statement on Protecting Children Regardless of Immigration Status→