WANTED: MOMS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR CHILDREN’S SCHOOLS

January 12, 2010

Parenting magazine launches search for outstanding mom advocates from every state to attend the inaugural Mom Congress on Education and Learning conference in Washington, D.C. this May.

Nominees can enter at Parenting.com/momcongress from January 12 through March 15.

One mom from every state and Washington, D.C. will receive transportation and hotel accommodations to attend the Mom Congress conference at Georgetown University, Sunday, May 2nd through Tuesday, May 4th, 2010.

Have you devoted countless hours of your time

at school board meetings, or talking with teachers and other school officials to help make your school as good as it can be? Do you know a mom who has fought tirelessly to protect your school from budget cuts? Or a parent who stood up to school policy when it didn’t make sense for families? Celebrate the achievements of parents who have made a difference in the fight for better schools by nominating them to represent your state at Parenting magazine’s first annual Mom Congress on Education and Learning at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. this May. Parenting will be selecting one outstanding advocate from every state and the District of Columbia to attend the conference from May 2 to 4, 2010. Participants will receive round-trip airfare, a two-night hotel stay, and the opportunity to connect with other moms from across the country to share success stories, challenges, and concerns as they work to improve our nation’s schools.

Driven by the every-increasing role that parents play in advocating for positive change in the education system, Parenting magazine launched the Mom Congress initiative in March 2009 to celebrate and connect moms fighting for better schools. Each month, the School Years edition of Parenting gives readers the education news and resources they need to make a difference, and highlights one of 13,000+ Mom Congress members whose efforts have brought about positive change for students.

Mom Congress delegates selected to attend the conference this May will work towards creating Parenting’s “Lesson Plan for Change”, a guide to help empower parents nationwide to get more involved in their children’s education. Attendees will work with members of the Mom Congress advisory board, which includes leaders from the National PTA, the National Education Association, PBS, MomsRising, the George Lucas Education Foundation and others. Faculty members from Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies – the Mom Congress educational provider – will also lead sessions during the event, and will offer scholarships to 10 outstanding mom advocates per semester.

To nominate yourself or a mom you know who has made a difference, visit Parenting.com/momcongress. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2010.