• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)  

  A private non-profit organization applying research information about language and culture to educational, cultural, and social concerns. 

• ERIC/CLL Language Link

  An online newsletter from the ERIC clearinghouse on languages and linguistics.

• Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) 

  Established in 1974 by Congress, the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs helps school districts meet their responsibility to provide equal education opportunity to limited English proficient children. 

• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 

  TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights.

• The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools. Learn more about NABE here, including how to contact us. 
 

• The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) 

  NAME was founded in 1990 to bring together individuals from all academic levels and disciplines and from diverse educational institutions, and other organizations, occupations and communities who had an interest in multicultural education. NAME is committed to a philosophy of inclusion that embraces the basic tenets of democracy and cultural pluralism. 
   
   

• The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) 

  NCBE is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. NCBE provides information through its World Wide Web server and produces a weekly news bulletin, Newsline, and manages a topical electronic discussion group, NCBE Roundtable. 
   
   

• The Office of Multicultural Student Language Education (OMSLE) 

  The Office of Multicultural Student Language Education (OMSLE) assists school districts with the implementation of the 1990 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) et al. v. the State Board of Education (SBE) Consent Decree. The primary focus is to assist schools and districts in ensuring that language enriched pupils (LEP) receive understandable instruction. Services are provided in the form of technical assistance by telephone, on-site visits, workshops and presentations. In addition, OMSLE monitors school districts for compliance with the Consent Decree. OMSLE staff assist districts in developing grant proposals and obtaining federal funding from the United States Department of Education (USDOE), Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs (OBEMLA), for Title VII Bilingual Education, the Emergency Immigrant Education Program (EIEP) and other special programs for LEP students. Additional services include a resource library, a newsletter, data resources, and a clearinghouse of translated documents.