We have worked with School Boards across the greater Seattle area to put policies in place that honor bilingualism as an asset of ELL students.

To give one leading example, we worked with the Highline School Board, which governs one of the most diverse student bodies in Washington state, to unanimously […]

In our ongoing efforts to close the opportunity gap for immigrant families in the education system, OneAmerica also advocated for the expansion of the World Language Credit Program through south King County. The World Language Credit program is an elective credits program through which students can receive up to four […]

OneAmerica played a key role in passing the Seal of Biliteracy in Washington. The Seal of Biliteracy honors an important, innate asset held by many students in our school systems: their home language. The Seal of Biliteracy is a graduation diploma feature for students who have demonstrated proficiency and […]

In 2015, the campaign successfully advocated for and secured funding in the Washington state operating budget to pilot grant funding for dual-language programs, modeled after legislation in Oregon. Dual language programs immerse students in two languages, with one language introducing concepts and information while the other will generally reinforce […]

Our teams worked tirelessly with a broad coalition of stakeholders and policymakers to develop and advocate for a state bill that expands capacity for Dual Language programs across the state. Together we attended school board meetings, wrote letters to legislators, held meetings with the Office of the Superintendent of Public […]