Current Issues in Bilingual Education/Advocacy
THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Position Statements
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- November 2025 Position Statement on the Need to Protect Title III Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 and Beyond
- April 2025: Position Statement on Reductions in Force at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Language Acquistion
- March 2025: Position Statement on Immigrant Student and Family Safety
- March 2025: Position Statement on Executive Order 14224 Making English the Official Language of the United States
- July 2024: Bilingual Educator Shortage
- February 2021: NYS English Language Proficiency: Assessment Advisory Committee Recommendations
- June 2019: Position Statement on the Proposed Amendment for Three Semester Hours of Study in Language Acquisition and Literacy Development for ELLs/MLS
- March 2019: Letter to Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart Cousins, and Speaker Heastie from the Latino Educational Advocacy Directors (LEAD) Coalition
- March 2019: Position Statement on the Urgent Need for Funding from NYSABE, NY Immigrant Coalition and New York State Advocates for ELLs/MLLs
- July 2018: Letter in Support of Yennifer Pinales and the Immigrant Community in Cliffside Park, NJ
- August 2017: Letter Regarding Charter School Teacher Certification Requirements
- June 2017: Comments on the New York’s Consolidated Draft Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- June 2017: Letter to Elected Officials Regarding the Proposed 2018 Federal Education Budget
- February 2017: Letter to NYSED on Guidance to School Districts Regarding Immigrant and Refugee Students
- January 2017: Appointment of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
- August 2016: Commentary on ESSA
- July 2016: Letter to Secretary Kerry
- February 2016: Position Statement on Seal of Biliteracy
- June 2015: Comments on Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR)
- May 2015: Recommendation on proposed alternate pathways for the Supplementary Bilingual Extension and Certificate for ESOL
- January 2015: Statement on Graduation Requirements for ELLs/Bilingual Learners
- January 2015: Statement on Graduation Requirements for ELLs/Bilingual Learners
- November 2014: Comments on Part 154-2
- October 2014: Comments and Recommendations for CR Part 154-3
- September 2014: Letter on NYSED’s ESEA Waiver Request
- August 2014: NYSABES’s Comments on Proposed Amendments to CR Part 154
- June 2014: Letter in Support of Bilingual Education/ESEA Waiver
- March 2014: NYSABE Bilingual PreK Position Statement
- October 2013: Recommendations on the Revisions of CR Part 154
- October 2013: Letter to Commissioner King on CR Part 154 Revisions
- November 2012: NYSABE’s Advocacy Agenda
- October 2012: CR PART 154 — Recommendations for Revision
- June 2012: NYSABE’s letter on New York State Seal of Biliteracy
- April 2010: Letter to Dr. King Reducing Translated Exams
- April 2010: Recommendations for NABE National Plan
- April 2009: Letter to Speaker Silver Official Language
- March 2009: Position Statement on Mayoral Control NYC
- February 2009: Position Statement on Budget Cuts
- November 2008: Position Statement on Part154 Regents
- September 2008: Position Statement Education
- June 2008: Letter to Mills Exclusion of NLAs in ELA Exams