The Alliance, in its early stages, includes as founding partners a highly diverse set of independent school districts and schools within state education systems. Each partner has agreed, in principle, to work within the Alliance to:
- Raise important issues and questions critical to the success of both two-way and one-way dual language programs.
- Participate in specific research efforts by providing expertise and student-level data.
- Provide access to teachers, administrators, and parents. The partners represent the diversity of school systems across the U.S.
The Alliance gains unprecedented access to almost 150,000 students and over 450 distinct dual language programs.
Over time, the numbers of students, programs, and teachers across these states and districts will increase and provide an even richer pool of expertise. The diversity, breadth, and sheer numbers of the schools, programs, teachers, administrators, and students represented in the DLI Alliance provide access to expertise that have hitherto been unavailable.