Fathers becoming a driving force in PTA:

Fathers becoming a driving force in PTA New York Times Sunday, March 4, 2012 Print E-mail Share Comments (0) Font | Size: 0 MORE EDUCATION S.F. City College chancellor stepping down 03.01.12 S.F. schools waive seniority for some in layoffs 03.01.12 CSU trustees chairman ousted02.28.12 New York -- At Public School 11 in Manhattan in New York City, the senior president of the Parent Teacher Association is a vivacious chatterbox who ascended the school's executive board the way many do: forging bonds with parents and teachers, doing an impressive stint as treasurer and finally being drafted for the top slot by a growing fan base. The one thing this executive officer did not do is man the cupcake table. "I'm not into the baking," said Juan Brea, an admission that once would have been unheard-of in the PTA. Brea, who favors football, blue blazers, Polo cologne and chopping wood in his Catskills backyard on weekends, is part of the changing face of the PTA. What was once an easygoing volunteer group made up mostly of stay-at-home moms has begun to give way

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