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News & Links

WIDA Updates:
April 2007

National Immigration Law Center (added 3-23-06)
From the NILC website, "The National Immigration Law Center's mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members. NILC staff specialize in immigration law, and the employment and public benefits rights of immigrants. NILC conducts policy analysis and impact litigation and provides publications, technical advice, and trainings to a broad constituency of legal aid agencies, community groups, and pro bono attorneys."

U.S. Advocacy & Action Center

From the TESOL Website (http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=760&DID=3285)

TESOL has a new addition to its Web site: the U.S. Advocacy Action Center. This new, interactive feature includes detailed information on the U.S. Congress including a congressional directory, legislation and bills, and communication tools. Through the Advocacy Action Center members can:

  • Look up their representatives: Users can access information about members of Congress, including photos, contact information, occupations, e-mail, phone numbers, etc. Also included are committee staff, rosters and congressional leadership information.
  • Contact the government: Users can e-mail members of Congress, the President, or other government officials. In addition, users can learn tips about communicating with members of Congress and their staffs.
  • Find information on key bills and legislation: Users have access to detailed information on specific bills and legislation in Congress, including summaries of the legislation, sponsors, and the bill’s status. Users can also view the Congressional schedule for the day, and search for other key legislation pending in Congress.
  • Tell a friend: Users can easily send information to one or more friends via e-mail with a link to any page in the Advocacy Action Center, including news, alerts, votes and other legislative-related information. In addition, members can easily copy "web stickers" that will allow them to have a ZIP code search on their site.

 

Link to the SIOP section of the Pearson Education web site