PRESS RELEASE: Washington, DC, March 24, 2009 - The Parenting Group, publisher of Parenting and Babytalk magazines, has announced the launch of the Mom Congress™ on Education and Learning (MCEL), a new prosocial initiative developed to celebrate and connect moms advocating for education reform. Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies will serve as educational provider for the initiative, and will work with Parenting to develop the intellectual aspects of the program.

"The Mom Congress initiative is driven by the ever-increasing role parents play in implementing positive change in our nation's schools," said Susan Kane, editorial director of The Parenting Group and editor-in-chief of Parenting magazine, which recently launched a new edition for moms of school-age children - Parenting School Years. "Since the economic stimulus bill has earmarked a significant amount of financial support for public education, we have a unique opportunity to help moms advocate for funding for the resources that really matter to today's families. With the help of an advisory board made up of the country's leading education experts and advocates, Mom Congress will give parents the tools they need to ensure their voices are heard - not just at the local level, but ultimately by our receptive new administration."

To read the full press release, go here.

To read more about Mom Congress, go here.

To join Parenting's Mom Congress initiative in support of better schools, click here to register. Members will receive a bi-weekly education newsletter from Parenting.com, access to leaders in education and family advocacy, and the opportunity to connect with other moms fighting for education reform. Moms who sign up before July 31, 2009 will be entered to win one of 10 $100 gift cards from Target!

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Min Online

3/25/09

"Parenting.com Convenes 'Mom Congress'"

Min reports of the launch of Mom Congress, saying of the initiative: "the Mom Congress leverages and focuses the existing Parenting community toward a common cause. It demonstrates how magazine brands can become the facilitator of a community, a kind of broker among worlds that a major media company can access more readily than a spontaneous, stand-alone online community. In this model, the media provider leverages community to become a "content host," rather than a simple content provider." See more of the article...

NEA.org

3/24/09

"Watch Out Capitol Hill -- Here Comes The Mom Congress"

News of National Education Association VP Lily Eskelson's appointment to the Mom Congress advisory panel is featured on the NEA web site. See more of the article...

Georgetown.edu

3/24/09

"Georgetown University's Mom Congress Education Program"

The University's School of Continuing Studies serves as the educational provider for Mom Congress, offering up to twenty scholarships a year to moms active in the program. See more of the article...