TESOL Letters and Alerts

TESOL International Association is frequently required to take positions on key issues in English language education and make comments on important government policies and legislation. TESOL’s letters and alerts address the issues that affect the profession.

    2022

• TESOL Joins Over 120 Organizations in Call for $2 Billion Investment in Title III of ESEA to Support English Learners (May 2022)

    2021

• TESOL Joins Over 120 Organizations in Call for Historic Funding Levels for ELs in United States (May 2021)
• TESOL Joins Over 40 Organizations in Request for Increased Teacher Development Funding (May 2021)
• TESOL Reaffirms its Solidarity with Global Community During COVID-19 Pandemic (May 2021) 
• TESOL Condemns Global Acts of Violence and Discrimination Against Asians (March 2021)
• TESOL Joins over 100 Companies and Associations in Call for Passage of Dream Act in U.S. Senate (March 2021)
• TESOL Joins Over 40 Organizations in Call to Remove U.S. Rep. Greene from Education and Labor Committee (February 2021)
• TESOL Joins Over 100 Businesses and Associations in Letter to U.S. President Biden Seeking Permanent Protections for Dreamers (January 2021)
• TESOL Applauds Executive Orders Issued by U.S. President Biden (January 2021)
• TESOL Joins Over 180 Organizations in Call for Bipartisan Immigration Reform in the United States (January 2021)
• TESOL Statement on Nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona for U.S. Secretary of Education (January 2021)
• TESOL Signs On to Series of Letters Urging Postponement of WIDA ACCESS Testing for English Learners (January 2021)
• TESOL Statement on FY 2021 U.S. Federal Budget and COVID-19 Relief Bill (January 2021)

    2020

• TESOL Statement on WIDA ACCESS Testing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (December 2020)
• TESOL Endorses New Seal of Biliteracy Guidelines (December 2020)
• TESOL Joins 13 Organizations in Memo to Biden Transition Team Outlining Priorities (December 2020)
• TESOL Submits Comments Outlining Concerns Over New U.S. Citizenship Exam (December 2020)
• TESOL Signs On to Pair of Letters to U.S. Members of Congress Urging the Hiring of Diverse Staff (November 2020)
• TESOL Joins More Than 1,000 Organizations in Commitment to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (November 2020)
• Statement on President-Elect Biden's Incoming Administration & Outline of TESOL Policy Priorities (November 2020)
• TESOL Statement on the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (November 2020)
• TESOL Joins UCIEP and EnglishUSA in Submitting Comments in Opposition to Proposed Student Visa Rule  (October 2020)
• TESOL Statement on Executive Order Banning Sensitivity Training Programs in the U.S. (October 2020)
• TESOL Statement on U.S. Federal District Court's Census Decision (September 2020) 
• TESOL Statement on Back to School for English Learners and Teachers (September 2020)
• TESOL Supports English Learner and Biliteracy Policy Recommendations Sent to U.S. Presidential Campaigns (August 2020)
• TESOL Continues to Monitor DACA Situation (July 2020)
• TESOL Statement on Withdrawal of Guidance Banning International Students in U.S. (July 2020)
• TESOL, EnglishUSA, and UCIEP Oppose ICE Guidance on International Students for Fall 2020 (July 2020)
• TESOL Supports Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act in U.S. Congress (July 2020)
• TESOL Joins Over 800 Organizations in Opposition to Ban on J-1 Visas in the United States (July 2020)
• TESOL's Policy Recommendations for the Remainder of the 116th Congress (June 2020)
• TESOL Applauds SCOTUS Decision to Support Dreamers (June 2020)
• TESOL Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality (June 2020)
• TESOL Supports Anti-Discrimination Resolution in U.S. House of Representatives (April 2020)
• TESOL Joins Over 40 Education Organizations in Call for Increased English Learner Funding (April 2020)
• TESOL Statement on CARES Act Guidance for DACA Recipients (April 2020)
• TESOL Co-Signs Letter Recommending CARES Act Funding Guidance to Better Serve English Learners (April 2020)
• TESOL Joins Over 130 Organizations in Support of Teacher and Principal Development Funding (March 2020)
• TESOL Statement: U.S. President’s FY21 Budget Request Undercuts English Language Education (February 2020)
• TESOL Supports SYLLABLE Act in U.S. Congress (February 2020)

     2019

• TESOL Statement on the FY 2020 U.S. Federal Budget (December 2019)
• TESOL and IIE Statement on 2019 Intensive English Program Trends (November 2019)
• TESOL Statement of Support for the SPELL Act in U.S. Congress (September 2019)
• TESOL Statement on 2020 Census SCOTUS Decision (July 2019)
• TESOL Statement on Cuts to Education for Detained Migrant Children (June 2019)
• TESOL's Policy Recommendations for the 116th U.S. Congress (May 2019)
• TESOL Statement Supporting the American Dream and Promise Act (May 2019)
• TESOL Supports Reaching English Learners Act in U.S. Congress (February 2019)
• TESOL Joins Over 60 Education Organizations in Support of Increased Title II-A Funding (February 2019)

      2018

• TESOL Comments on Public Charge Rule Change Proposal in U.S. (December 2018)
• TESOL Submits Joint Comments Expressing Concern Over Proposed Increase to SEVIS Fees in U.S. (September 2018)
• TESOL Endorses Legislation in the U.S. Senate Supporting English Language Teacher Preparation (September 2018)
• TESOL Submits Comments Expressing Concern Over Proposed Citizenship Question on 2020 U.S. Census (August 2018)
• TESOL Joins 20 Education Advocacy Organizations to Counter Hate in American Schools (August 2018)
• TESOL Letter Expressing Concerns Over OELA Restructuring (May 2018)
• Joint Letter on the Possible Reorganization of OELA (May 2018)
• TESOL Statement on the Possible Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 U.S. Census (May 2018)
•  Joint Statement on Possible Limitations on U.S. Student Visas from China (March 2018)
• TESOL Supports the Reaching English Learners Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives (February 2018)
• TESOL Statement on the U.S. President’s FY 2019 Budget Proposal (February 2018)

      2017

• TESOL Denounces Decision to End DACA, Calls on U.S. Congress to Act (September 2017)
• TESOL Joins Over 50 Organizations in Letter Supporting DACA (September 2017)
• TESOL and JNCL-NCLIS Express Concern Over Florida ESSA Plan (August 2017)
• TESOL Applauds Newly Introduced 2017 DREAM Act (August 2017)
• TESOL Statement on the Proposed FY 2018 U.S. Federal Budget (May 2017)
• TESOL Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to Visa Vetting Procedures in U.S. (May 2017)
• TESOL Joins 140 Organizations Urging Funding for Teacher and Principal Quality (May 2017)
• TESOL Joins 800 Organizations in Call for Increased Funding for Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education (May 2017)
• TESOL Statement on the Administration’s Federal Budget Proposals (April 2017)
• TESOL Statement on Second Immigration Executive Order (March 2017)
• TESOL Signs Joint Statement on Trump Administration’s Decision to Rescind Guidance on Federal Protections for Transgender Students (February 2017)
• TESOL Joins AZTESOL in Letter Supporting Foreign Language as a College- and Career-Readiness Indicator (February 2017)
• A Message from the TESOL President & Executive Director Addressing Immigration Executive Orders (February 2017)
• TESOL Statement on Immigration Executive Order (January 2017)
• TESOL Submits Priorities to Presidential Transition Team (January 2017)
• TESOL, EnglishUSA, and UCIEP Issue Joint Statement on International Students and IEPs (January 2017)

      2016

• TESOL Signs Joint Statement Calling for Quality Teacher Recruitment Efforts (December 2016)
• TESOL Co-Signs Letter Calling on President-Elect to Denounce Hate-Fueled Acts (November 2016)
• Reaffirming Our Core Values (November 2016)
• TESOL International Association Statement on California Proposition 58 (October 2016)
• TESOL Response to Terror Attack at American University of Afghanistan (August 2016)
• TESOL International Association Co-Signs Letter Condemning FBI Program (August 2016)
• TESOL International Association Co-Signs ESSA Comments (August 2016)
• TESOL International Association Submits Comments on Proposed ESSA Rulemaking (August 2016)
• TESOL International Association Co-Signs Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and Higher Education in Turkey (July 2016)
• TESOL International Association Statement on the Supreme Court's DAPA and DACA+ Ruling (June 2016)
• TESOL Submits Comments on ESSA Guidance (May 2016)
• TESOL Releases Report on Preparation of ESL Teachers (May 2016)
• TESOL Submits Comments on Proposal to Shutter 60% of Equity Assistance Centers in the U.S. (April 2016)
• TESOL Celebrates National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month (April 2016)
• TESOL International Association co-signs amicus brief in support of DACA and DAPA (March 2016)
• TESOL International Association Statement on the Proposed FY 2017 US Federal Budget (February 2016)
• TESOL International Association Statement on the 2016 State of the Union Address (January 2016)