Magazine Seeks Mom Congress Delegates

Parenting magazine will select one parent from every state and the District of Columbia to attend its third annual Mom Congress on Education and Learning conference in Washington, D.C. April 29-May 1.

Participants will receive round-trip airfare, a two-night hotel stay, and the opportunity to connect with national leaders in education, Parenting editors, and past Mom Congress delegates from across the country to share success stories, challenges, and concerns as they work to improve our nation’s schools. 

The theme of the 2012 conference, “Teach Me Something New,” is dedicated to fostering the crucially important relationship between parents and their children’s teachers. As in each of the previous two conferences, the 2012 delegates will participate in a town hall-style discussion focused on parental engagement in education with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

Last year, delegates had the opportunity to hear from speakers including celebrity chef and school nutrition advocate Jamie Oliver and leaders from over 40 prominent education and children’s advocacy organizations including Save the Children, First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, StudentsFirst.org, Reach Out and Read, National PTA, National Education Association, National Head Start Association, PBS, Jumpstart, and NBC Learn.

The application is available on the Parenting Web site.