MABE's Public Statement Regarding Executive Orders on Immigration and Education

Like many educators and organizations, MABE is outraged at President Trump’s recent series of Executive Orders. From allowing ICE to enter schools, to restricting school support for students’ freedom of gender expression, to placing limitations on curriculum and instruction, and more, public schools are affected by many of these recent examples of federal overreach. During this troubling time, MABE holds firm to our vision of multilingualism and multiculturalism for all students, and we assert that language rights are foundational to students’ identity development in and out of the classroom.

We publicly commit to supporting bilingual programs throughout the Northeast in any way necessary to defend the language rights, and therefore the livelihoods, of students. We stand with programs, schools, districts, teachers, and leaders who resist these attempts to restrict educational freedom, limit educational opportunity, and intimidate and control educators. ¡Sigamos en la lucha!

Other relevant Public Statements: 

• MABE Call to Action to Halt and Reverse DoE OELA Reductions In Force 
• MABE Supports NABE's Position Statement Opposing Executive Order “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States”