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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.

Our membership is our greatest strength as we continue to advocate for the programs that sustain us and the students that are our future. Thank you for supporting MABE and our multilingual learners and staff. 

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 
• Biliteracy Network at no cost to members 
  
• Summer Institute Professional Development 
  
• Annual Dual Language Education Conference, Pre-Conference Advocacy Event, and 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." 

• Career Opportunities & 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. 

• Advocacy for Dual Language Programs & Educators 

Advocacy is at the core of MABE. MABE prides itself on being a strong advocate for quality dual language education and bilingual programming for students, families, and educators. Check out our Advocacy pages to learn more. 

MEMBERSHIP EXPLAINED 

Institutional Membership: 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 summer institutes. MABE’s membership fee is included in the general registration. If you're a member, you can register for a free or reduced fee. 

General Membership: You can also initiate annual 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 

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.