TESOL has issued its policy recommendations for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress, which ends its current term in January 2021.
Highlights of TESOL's legislative priorities include:
- Increased funding for K-12 English learners (ELs) through Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
- Increased funding for adult ELs through Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- $1 billion in supplemental aid for K-12 ELs in any future COVID-19 relief funding package passed by Congress.
- Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act by the United States Senate, which would ensure a path to permanent citizenship for Dreamers.
- Passage of the Reaching English Learners Act, which would provide additional funding for the training of future TESOL educators at the K-12 level.
Please see the full list of TESOL's policy and legislative recommendations here.