What is Advocacy?

 ad-voc-ate - n. 
1. One who pleads the cause of another
2. One who defends or espouses any cause by argument;

ad-voc-ate - v.t. 
To plead in favor of; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.

Be sure to visit our Advocacy Pages often as we will have everything you need to keep informed!

New Advocacy Materials

AATF in Rhode Island has a website chock full of ideas and materials.  Access it here or on our Local Advocacy page.

New from the NEA!

The NEA gives a prominent place to foreign language study their policy brief, Global Competence is a 21st Century Imperative.  Read it here.

MaFLA's Advocacy webpages . . .

• Local Advocacy - Provide members with material to explain the benefits of foreign language education, publicize department activities, and defend local programs. Tools and templates for member use.
• State Advocacy - Inform members about initiatives and policies that affect foreign language education in Massachusetts as well as how to contact state legislators about them.
• National News - Report the latest news from Washington and the nation about foreign language education. Look here for national position papers and initiatives.
• Research - Find new and archived research in support of foreign language study, websites for teachers and parents, and program development information.