PTA News
A bit of a roundup of PTA news. (Please keep in mind that I am a long-time PTA parent. I think, on paper, PTA is a good thing but it doesn't always play out the way you might hope in practice.) First up from the Washington State PTA , news from their upcoming convention. You may recall that they have teamed up with McDonald's for sponsorship of the convention. I recall that, at the time, it seemed like an odd pairing given the childhood obesity rates in this country and the food that McDonald's serves. But The WSPTA offered a spirited defensive saying McDonald's was making an effort to provide better choices to parents. That may be true but it doesn't make McDonald's fast-food into health food. Now I see that in their PTA convention materials that not only will McDonald's have a presence at the convention, they actually will be presenting at the convention. Their "director of nutrition" has a spot in the convention lineup of speakers. ...