Pi Lambda Theta
Pi Lambda Theta (ΠΛΘ) is one of three main education honor societies and professional associations for educators in the United States.
Basic information
Pi Lambda Theta is an honor society and professional association for educators. As an honor society, its purpose is to recognize persons of superior scholastic achievement and high potential for professional leadership. As a professional association, its purpose is to stimulate independent-thinking educators who can ask critical questions to improve educational policies and practices.
Pi Lambda Theta's mission is to honor outstanding educators and inspire their leadership on critical education issues. PLT extends membership to students majoring in education who demonstrate academic excellence, as well as to professional educators who have earned a PLT-recognized award such as certification by the National board for professional teaching standards in the United States.
It organizes conferences and publishes a quarterly journal, Educational Horizons.
Membership and governance
Pi Lambda Theta has more than 15,000 active members; two-thirds of them are members at large, and one-third of them belong to locally based chapters -- sixty-three chapters nationwide. A small staff supervised by an executive director reports to a nine-member board of directors that is elected by direct vote of the members. A legislative council of chapter delegates meets every two years. PLT has no religious or political affiliation. Pi Lambda Theta, Inc. and the Pi Lambda Theta Educational Endowment, Inc. are not-for-profit corporations operating under Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.