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Welcome to MABE! MABE, or the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education - Northeast, is a non-profit organization for educators, families, and policy makers promoting bilingualism and multiculturalism. You can learn more about who we are, including our vision, mission, and guiding principles here.

MEMBER BENEFITS

These are some of the member benefits MABE has to offer you: 

• Free & Reduced Price Events  

At MABE, we are best known for our for our activities that allow you to learn, collaborate, and grow professionally. We welcome your participation in annual events and professional networks where you can work with other educators, researchers, and activists.

• Dual Language Education Networks for Teachers, Leaders, Coaches, and Special Educators 
• Social Justice Network at no cost to members 
  
• Summer Institute Professional Development 
  
• Annual Southern New England Regional Conference for Dual Language Programs & Pre-Conference School Visits
  

• Member Pages & Resources 

Our member pages hold vast and ever-growing resources. These include past conference & network presentations & materials, colleague collaboratives, member directory & forums, as well as a library of research articles that are relevant to you. Our resources are vast and ever growing. MABE strives to keep you informed about current educational research and best practices in dual language programming and instruction. 

Once you're a member, click on the icon of a person at the top right of our website to log into your MABE account, then click on the ellipses at the top right of the menu, and "members only." 

• Outreach 

Members receive exclusive email content updating them about MABE's advocacy work, the work of partner organizations, and career opportunities. Members are encouraged to contact us for job postings to be shared. 

MEMBERSHIP EXPLAINED 

Annual membership is only $50 per person, and can be paid by your district/organization, or yourself. The most common way people become members is when they register for an event, like any of our networks, conferences, or professional developments. MABE’s membership fee is included in the general registration. If you're a member, you can register for a free or reduced fee. 

You can also initiate membership at any time by clicking on the button below. Join us, or renew your membership today!

CLICK HERE TO INITIATE MEMBERSHIP

The membership benefits and privileges are the same no matter how you become a member. Learn more about our membership groups and our new membership type, Affiliate Membership, on our Membership Policy page. 

BECOME INVOLVED 

Advocacy is at the core of MABE, and we pride ourselves in being strong advocates for quality dual language education and bilingual programming for students, families, and educators. Our members are caring, active people committed to bilingualism and multiculturalism. There are always opportunities to volunteer your talents to help MABE. Members are also encouraged to participate in any of our Committees: Advocacy, Professional Development, Governance, and Annual Conference. We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions.