Position Papers Archive

NYS TESOL Position Papers through the years

• Improving ELL/MLL Graduation Outcomes through Multiple Measures & Expanded Pathways
• Proposed Changes to Education Preparation Programs (TESOL)
• Adult TESL/TESOL or a Field in Crisis
• Recent Executive Actions Regarding Immigration
• Common Core Learning Standards and English Language Learners
• The Proposed Elimination of NYS Content Assessments in Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, and Russian
• The Working Conditions of ESOL Professionals Pre-K12
• The Role of Part-Time Instructors in Post-Secondary Education
• ESL Academic Credit in Secondary Schools 
• Statement Against Educational Exclusion Legislation and Policy (June 1995)
• New York State TESOL Higher Education Employment Standards
• Statement Against Official English Legislation and Policy (June 1995)
• Alternative Certification
• ESL Academic Credit
• Title VII Reauthorization Legislation
• The Certification of ESL Teachers of Adults
• LEP Students Matriculated in Institutions of Higher Education
• The Use of Federal, State, and Local Funds for the Education of Limited English Proficient Students
• Education of Limited English Proficient Students
• Definition of English as a Second Language