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- proper noun US a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a public or private school.
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Examples
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Our Parent-Teacher Association, which is in the midst of its second year, has proved to be a most valuable addition to our school set-up.
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Rocky Mount has a live Chamber of Commerce, while the Parent-Teacher Association is a very active civic organization.
Drummond's Pictorial Atlas of North Carolina. Albert Y. Drummond 1924
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"I wouldn't consider it by any stretch 'failing,' " said Sandy Chambers, president of the school Parent-Teacher Association.
Obama seeks to make No Child Left Behind more flexible Nick Anderson 2011
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“Please explain to me, since when does the chairperson of this event have to answer to the president of the Parent-Teacher Association?”
Sabotage Surrender Sabotage Mystery Trilogy 2011
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“Please explain to me, since when does the chairperson of this event have to answer to the president of the Parent-Teacher Association?”
Sabotage Surrender Sabotage Mystery Trilogy 2011
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"I wouldn't consider it by any stretch 'failing,' " said Sandy Chambers, president of the school Parent-Teacher Association.
Obama seeks to make No Child Left Behind more flexible Nick Anderson 2011
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This snippet also caught my eye: Barr started a citywide group called the Los Angeles Parents Union, an activist alternative to the Parent-Teacher Association, in the hope of mobilizing foot soldiers for Green Dot's escalating war against the district.
Archive 2009-05-01 Jim Horn 2009
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This snippet also caught my eye: Barr started a citywide group called the Los Angeles Parents Union, an activist alternative to the Parent-Teacher Association, in the hope of mobilizing foot soldiers for Green Dot's escalating war against the district.
Green Dot Public Schools, Inc.: Don't Tase Me, Bro Jim Horn 2009
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If your school doesn't have one, Save for America (206-746-0331) will help your Parent-Teacher Association start one with a local bank.
Kids And Their Cash 2008
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Parent-Teacher Association, Isam Abu Hasabu, claimed Khawad had argued with the principal before the incident.
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