In support of Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFL) Week and National Citizenship Week, OELA, OCTAE, and USCIS collaborated on an interagency stakeholder engagement webinar that was held on 9/16/24 from 1-2 pm (ET).
Through this interagency stakeholder engagement, ED and USCIS shared relevant information, currently available and upcoming resources, and other initiatives that supported multilingual learners and multilingualism, as well as immigrant integration and naturalization for new Americans.
Key topics include:
• family engagement with multilingual families and other 2-gen strategies
• Early learning opportunities that help young English learners (ELs)
• dual language, adult education, and adult citizenship education programs
• EL’s acquisition of the Seal of Biliteracy
• Promoting pathways to citizenship for ELs