Congratulations to our 2021 Scholarship Award recipients! We are so proud of their accomplishments- both in their schools and their communities!

Very happy and fortunate to be here this morning! #StudentsAtTheCenter #ShineBright #Advocate #ITeachEL Molly S. Hegwood MNPS EL Office Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy

Excited to attend the #EdFundingforELs training hosted by ⁦Molly S. Hegwood⁩ & Sam Singer from ⁦Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy⁩ So many important leaders from ⁦Metro Schools⁩ & the community here today! #FundingMatters #EnglishLearners

What a morning!☀️ Funding for EL Success Forum w/Mrs. Singer. Advocacy starts w/raising awareness. Presenters shared their expertise on the BEP formula, student based budgeting, budgeting decisions at the school level, & advocacy. Thank you to our attendees & panelists!

Proud to see our #TNAlliance members tapped as experts on school finance as Tennessee launches a review of the #BEP formula! Mrs. Singer Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy Jared T. Bigham, EdD TN Rural Ed Assoc Tennessee Disability Coalition tennessean.com/story/news/edu…

Honor & celebrate your school's multilingual students by offering the Seal of Biliteracy this year- more than 900 TN graduates have received the award! Register at tinyurl.com/2022vssbreg TN Dept of Education TN State Board of Education arthur zeyda TNTESOL طفلة البريئة Tennessee Language Center EdTrust-Tennessee TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund

Register your TN school or district to offer the Seal of Biliteracy award this year at tinyurl.com/2022vssbreg & join schools across the state in celebrating biliterate graduates this year! @tnedu TN State Board of Education @tntesol @TFLTA Tennessee Language Center EdTrust-Tennessee TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund

Congratulations to the 300+ TN grads who earned the Seal of Biliteracy this year! We celebrate your linguistic and academic accomplishments! TN Dept of Education TN State Board of Education TNTESOL Tennessee Language Center EdTrust-Tennessee TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund Centro Hispano TN Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ming Mu Chalkbeat Tennessee

Congratulations to this year's Scholarship Finalists! We are so excited to share more about these amazing TN graduates & to announce the winners next week! @tnedu TN State Board of Education @tntesol Tennessee Language Center EdTrust-Tennessee TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund Centro Hispano TN @TNchamber Ming Mu Chalkbeat Tennessee @wpln

Congratulations to our 2022 Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy $1,000 Scholarship Award Recipient Marius Irankunda of Austin-East Magnet High School! @tnedu TN State Board of Education @tntesol Tennessee Language Center EdTrust-Tennessee TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund Centro Hispano TN @TNchamber Ming Mu Chalkbeat Tennessee @wpln

Congratulations to our 2022 Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy $500 Scholarship Award Recipient Libby Williams of Knoxville Catholic High School!

Thanks to a generous donation given in honor of Mr. Enrique Pupo-Walker an additional $500 Scholarship will also be awarded this year to Evelyn Alderete, a graduate of Walker Valley High School!

Register your TN school for the Seal of Biliteracy awards this year at tinyurl.com/vssb2023 - join more than 60 schools in celebrating multilingualism across our state! @tnedu TN State Board of Education @tntesol Tennessee Language Center @EdTrustTNn TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce Maddox Fund Centro Hispano TN @TNchamber Ming Mu

We are so excited to host the 'Language Matters in MNPS' conference for teachers & leaders on Oct. 22 in partnership w Tennessee Language Center, PENCIL, & Metro Schools. Learn more & register at tinyurl.com/LMmnps!

Are you an educator or advocate who wants to better understand the policy making process, legislative advocacy, and current bills moving through the Tennessee General Assembly? Join us for TN Educator Policy & Advocacy Training. Register here: thealliancetn.org/event/tennesse…

"At the Department of Education, I have asked my team to find ways to increase the recognition of the Seal of Biliteracy... to demonstrate that multilingualism is the goal for our students. Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. ow.ly/FxUP50Nbgmk

Congrats to this year’s Vol State Seal of Biliteracy recipients! These students have proven their proficiency in English and another language and are ready to go out into a diverse world! Volunteer State Seal of Biliteracy Dobyns-Bennett HS Kingsport City Schools

Want to learn more about Tennessee’s Censorship Bills from the 2023 Legislative Session? Join us, ACLU of Tennessee, & PEN America this Wednesday. Register here: thealliancetn.org/event/know-you…