Pennsylvania Child Care Association

The Pennsylvania State Education Association is the state affiliate of the National Education Association and one of largest education employee organizations in Pennsylvania. It provides members with economic advocacy, certification support, professional legal services, a personal legal program, liability protection, onsite advocacy, professional and public advocacy, student teacher advocacy, and access to various insurance products. PSEA is comprised of teachers, educational support personnel, counselors, administrators, curriculum specialists, librarians, support personnel, health care workers, school dental hygienists, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, vocational-technical instructors, community college and junior college facilities, students and retirees. The organization is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., and operates regional offices throughout the state. The organization was founded in 1852 as the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association.

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association, located in Mechanicsburg, Pa., is a nonprofit association of public school boards. Founded in 1895, it conducts several statewide educational programs each year, including board president-superintendent conference, legislative leadership conference, summer law and governance workshop and school leadership conference. It offers a variety of member services, such as on-site customized workshops, policy manual development, policy manual review, policy maintenance program, policy manual audit, professional resume development and research customized services and workshops. Pennsylvania School Boards Association s research service maintains subject files on more than 150 topics that are resource materials organized to provide quick access to a specific topic or issue. It provides a variety of educational programs, such as adult schools, affirmative action program, school-classroom practices and alternative education. Additionally, it offers a variety of extracurricular activities, such as curriculum development, early childhood instruction, field trips, guidance counseling, home schooling and interscholastic athletics.