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</span></h5> <h5><span class="sm"><a href="/advocacy/events/advocacy-action-days-2024/" title="Advocacy Action Days">TESOL Advocacy Action Days</a> - Join colleagues virtually 1 May and in-person 23 July to raise your voice with the U.S. Congress on issues that matter to the ELT profession, multilingual learners of English, and their families.</span></h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content component usn_cmp_ctastrip base-bg base-bg-solid " id="Tools"> <div class="component-inner"> <div class="container">  <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center text-left"> <div class="info"> <h2 class="heading base-heading " data-os-animation="slideInLeft" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s" >Advocacy Resources Across the Globe</h2> <div class="text base-text " data-os-animation="slideInLeft" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s"> <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW251654288 BCX0">We support you and the English language teaching field by providing tools and resources for advocacy and outreach.</span> </p> </div> </div> <p class="link " data-os-animation="slideInLeft" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s"> <a class="btn c6-btn-bg c6-btn-bg-solid c6-btn-bg-hover-solid c6-btn-text c6-btn-borders" href="/advocacy/advocacy-resources/" > <span></span> View Tools & Resources </a> </p> </div>  </div> </div> </section> <section class="content component usn_cmp_gallery c1-bg c1-bg-solid " id="advocacy-videos"> <div class="component-inner"> <div class="container">  <div class="component-introduction row justify-content-start text-left " data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s"> <div class="info col"> <p class="secondary-heading c1-secondary-heading " >SUMMER 2024</p> <h2 class="heading c1-heading " >TESOL U.S. Federal Policy Update</h2> </div> </div>  <div class="component-main row listing listing_basic-grid listing_gallery" > <div class="item items-1 col-12 " data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s"> <div class="image lazyframe lazyframe-video" data-vendor="youtube" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BYhrD1HN6Co" data-ratio="16:9"> <picture> <img class="lazyload " src="/media/f34cu00p/policyupdate2024.png?width=160&height=120&rnd=133655086001070000" width="1600" height="1200" data-srcset="/media/f34cu00p/policyupdate2024.png?width=800&height=600&rnd=133655086001070000 1x, /media/f34cu00p/policyupdate2024.png?width=1600&height=1200&rnd=133655086001070000 2x" alt=""> </picture> <div class="caption">Mid-Year Update on U.S. Federal Policy - 2024</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content component usn_cmp_ctastrip base-bg base-bg-solid " id="action"> <div class="component-inner"> <div class="container">  <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center text-center"> <div class="info"> <p class="secondary-heading c14-secondary-heading " data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s" >Make Contact</p> <h3 class="heading c14-heading " data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s" >Advocacy Action Center</h3> <div class="text c14-text " data-os-animation="fadeIn" data-os-animation-delay="0s" data-os-animation-duration="1.2s"> <p>The action center is a free resource for all advocates, TESOL members and non-members alike, to find and contact their members of the United States Congress and state legislatures. 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