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In 1966, the National PTA registered the terms PTA and Parent-Teacher Association as service marks with the U.S. government. In 1970, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (National PTA) and the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers (NCCPT)—founded by Selena Sloan Butler in Atlanta, Ga.—merged to serve all children. [24]
The American Physical Therapy Association ( APTA) is an American individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy. The nonprofit association, based in Alexandria, Virginia, seeks to improve the health and quality of life of ...
Selena Sloan Butler (1872–1964) was the founder and first president of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Association (NCCPT). President Herbert Hoover appointed her to the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection in 1929. During World War II, she organized the Red Cross' first black women's chapter of "Gray ...
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The name was changed as part of a 2019 settlement with the North Carolina PTA and the National PTA. Jessie-Black denied at the time seeing a financial impact of the community’s reaction to the ...
PTA. Headquarters. Manila, Philippines. President. Robert N. Aventajado. The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) seeks to promote, advance and is the national governing body for taekwondo in the Philippines. The sports body is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation and Philippine Olympic Committee. The PTA was established in 1976.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ( Urdu: مقتدرہِ ٹیلی مواصلات پاکستان) is the telecommunication regulator of Pakistan, responsible for the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecommunication services in Pakistan. Headquartered in Islamabad, PTA ...
The National Education Association (NEA) describes National Teacher Day as "a day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives". [45] According to the NEA's history of National Teacher Day, [45] the origins of the day are murky. Around 1944, a Wisconsin teacher named Ryan Krug began corresponding with ...