Presentation to the 2012 WATESOL Fall Conference

1. TESOL Advocacy
An Overview
John Segota, CAE
Associate Executive Director
for Public Policy & Professional Relations

2. Activities
• Position statements and policy briefs
• Coalitions
• U.S. Advocacy Action Center
• TESOL Advocacy Day
• Standards

3. ESEA Reauthorization
• Senate ESEA Bill
• HR 3989 – Student Success Act
• HR 3990 – Encouraging Innovation &
Effective Teachers Act
• S 1158 – English Learning &
Innovation Act

4. WIA Reauthorization
• Workforce Investment Act of 2012
(HR 4227)
• Workforce Investment Improvement Act
of 2012 (HR 4297)
• Adult Education and
Economic Growth
Act (HR 2226 /
S 2117)

5. Immigration & Integration
• DREAM Act
– S.
952
/
H.R.
3842
• Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals
(DACA)
• Strengthen and Unite
Communities with Civics
Education and English Skills
Act (H.R. 1617)#

6. Other Issues
• Student visas and accreditation
• Teacher credentialing
• Part-time and adjunct faculty
• Academic credit for ESL
• Language policy
• State issues

7. Online Resources
• TESOL’s U.S. Advocacy Action Center
– h.p://capwiz.com/tesol
E-mail: jsegota@tesol.org
Twitter: @JohnSegota
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