National PTA and Facebook announced a formal collaboration

National PTA and Facebook announced a formal collaboration to promote responsible and safe Internet use to kids, parents and teachers.The announcement kicks off the National PTA convention in Memphis, Tenn. which marks the 40-year anniversary of the union of two parent associations dedicated to children and when the National PTA became a desegregated association.Together, National PTA and Facebook will establish a comprehensive program that will provide information, support and news to encourage citizenship online, reduce cyberbullying and advance Internet safety and security.


PTA and Facebook are committing to aggressively promoting Internet safety information to their respective audiences. National PTA will use its Website (www.pta.org), and actively reach out to the 24,000 local PTAs across the country with a goal of reaching every American public school. Facebook will raise awareness of the resources among the hundreds of millions of parents, teachers and children using its service through an in-kind Facebook commitment equivalent to $1 million and promotion on other parts of the site, including the safety center.

To stay up to date on the initiative visit the "Safety" tab on the Facebook in Education page at www.facebook.com/education and National PTA's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ParentTeacherAssociation. You can share your thoughts by visiting www.facebook.com/ptafeedback.