parent-teacher association
noun
often capitalized P&T&A
: an organization of local groups of teachers and the parents of their pupils that works for the improvement of the schools and the benefit of the pupils
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Churches and parent-teacher associations have been among those critical of ICE’s presence and tactics.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Dorothy Leonard, who had risen in the early 1970s from parent-teacher association volunteer to president of the local neighborhood group, the Navajo Community Planners, had supported Stirling in his 1977 race for City Council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
After the Second World War, mothers’ groups and parent-teacher associations led what would come to be known as the Ban Bad Publications movement, which lumped manga together with pornography and other adult content.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
At the time, Pollio said the donation would largely be used to help schools lacking supplemental funding through parent-teacher associations, athletic events, booster clubs and alumni associations.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Dorothy Leonard, who had risen in the early 1970s from parent-teacher association volunteer to president of the local neighborhood group, the Navajo Community Planners, had supported Stirling in his 1977 race for City Council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
After the Second World War, mothers’ groups and parent-teacher associations led what would come to be known as the Ban Bad Publications movement, which lumped manga together with pornography and other adult content.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
At the time, Pollio said the donation would largely be used to help schools lacking supplemental funding through parent-teacher associations, athletic events, booster clubs and alumni associations.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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“Parent-teacher association.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parent-teacher%20association. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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