Please contact your Members of Congress today to urge their support in funding education for the ELT profession and multilingual learners of English in the 2026 Appropriations process.
The President's "Skinny Budget" calls for significant cuts to education (see proposed cuts and rationale here).
Urge your members to fund education in 2026 appropriations:
- Level-fund or increase ESEA Title III English Language Acquisition funding - the President seeks to eliminate funding
- Level-fund or increase WIOA Title II (AEFLA) Adult Education State Grants funding - the President seeks to eliminate funding
- Level-fund or increase ESEA Title I.C Migrant Education funding - the President seeks to eliminate funding
- Level-fund or increase HEA Title II Teacher Quality Partnership funding - the President seeks to eliminate funding
- Level-fund or increase Education and Cultural Exchange funding - the President seeks to cut funding by over 90%
- Level-fund or increase funding the USED Office for Civil Rights - the President seeks to cut funding by over 30%
Help your members of Congress understand the importance of federal funding!