PTO Today Live Expo
The Ultimate One-Day Expo Is Back!
Save the date! Registration is open for the PTO Today Live 2021 fall expos. Meet with dozens of vendors and get new ideas, free samples, prizes, and fundraising help—all in just a few hours! Check out the schedule now.
Free Enrichment Guide
Guide to Supporting STEAM and STEM Learning
PTOs and PTAs can play a big role in supporting STEAM and STEM learning at school. Our free guide has hands-on activities, tips for finding experts, and more!
PTO Today Article
How To Run a School Readathon
Tips and tools for putting together a readathon or other educational fundraiser.
PTO Today Article
Makerspace Basics
These fun and flexible areas can help students develop creative and analytical thinking skills.
Free Download: Family Event Kit
Family Science Night: Spark Imagination
Use our free kit to plan an awesome night of STEAM and STEM activities at school, with complete supply lists and instructions for more than 20 activities, handouts to continue the learning at home, and promotional tools.
Art Enrichment Ideas
10 Ways To Bring Art Appreciation to Students
Painting, drawing, and other art forms are the basis for awesome enrichment activities from school parent groups.
Keep Up the STEM Learning
10 STEM Activities To Do at Home Using Household Items
Got some downtime with the kids? Here are 10 family-approved STEM activities to try, many using common household items.
Academics & Enrichment
12 Ideas To Get Your School Reading
PTOs and PTAs can play an important role in promoting and encouraging literacy.
Academics & Enrichment
It’s Academic! 10 Event Ideas Tied to the Curriculum
Great ideas for events that put the emphasis on both fun and learning.
Academics & Enrichment
Cool Enrichment Ideas for PTOs
Try one (or all!) of these parent-group-tested ideas to make learning more exciting for kids.
Academics
How Your PTO Can Help Raise Test Scores
Boosting test scores is a priority for many schools. Here are academic project ideas to help students prepare for standardized testing.
Slideshow
Academics
How Parent Groups Support Academics
From helping with basic needs to providing academic enrichment, there are many ways PTOs and PTAs work with teachers to help students learn.
PTO Today Article
How PTOs Bring Arts Enrichment to Schools
Budget cuts have taken a toll on arts education in many school districts. But parent groups have found fun and creative ways to promote the arts.
Enrichment
Ideas To Promote Reading
Observed on March 3, Read Across America Day is a good opportunity to promote reading. Here are some fun program ideas you can do this spring to support literacy at your school.
Technology
PTOs and the School Technology Gap
Parent groups are a major source of technology funding at schools. How can you help without breaking the bank?
PTO Today Article
One Year, 2 Million Minutes Spent Reading
A PTO program that inspires students to hit the books earned this group the 2014 Parent Group of the Year award for Outstanding Focus on Academics & Enrichment.
PTO Today Article
New England's Best School Field Trips
Parent groups often have a big hand in executing successful school field trips. Here are some of the best that New England has to offer.
PTO Today Article
How PTOs Make Their School Music Programs Sing
From paying for teacher time to organizing performances, parent groups help bridge the gaps in music education.
PTO Today Article
Racing To Read
The Iditarod, a major hometown event, serves as the inspiration for a schoolwide literacy program.
Character Education
Ideas That Raise Students' Social Awareness
These parent group projects help kids learn about community and their place in it.
PTO Today Article
Young Chefs Promote Healthy Eating
An annual recipe contest at a Minnesota elementary school gets students excited about trying new foods.
Trending
