Welcome to AMME
Dedicated to bringing fundamental change in language education policy and practice for students in our nation, AMME promotes standards of professional excellence in the education of linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
AMME'snational leaders and founders represent grassroots work at the local and state levels regarding civil rights, equal opportunities, and educational equity in providing policies and best practices representing Bilingual/ELL students across our nation. The transformation of schools requires comprehensive systemic approaches and elements in order to close the achievement gaps. We need to insure that policies, practices and pedagogy respond to our nation's demographic and global economic imperative. More...
AMME Third Annual Conference
April 26-28, 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico
News Flash!
- Growth of Dual Language Programs in California
- Ethnic Studies and the Struggle in Tucson: The elimination of a Mexican American studies program in Arizona could be damaging to the academic success of Latino students, writes Christine Sleeter.
NEW MEXICO'S EDUCATION FORMULA: THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS:- Feds reject NM education plan; Senate should reject its author
- Bilingual classes try to push Latinos toward college
- Learning in multiple languages
- Bilingual children gain better focus, literacy skills: York U study
- Kobach: Panel with ProEnglish director Not Sign of Ties
- The Nation’s Ethnic-Generational Divide, illustrated
- The Elephant in the Education Policy Room
- National Indian Education Association 42nd Annual Conference
- Center for American Progress: Infographic : The New Demographics
- White House Official Stresses Need for Native Language Tests
- The Mother Tongues: Learning Spanish and Engish Unites Children