The facts behind the debate on bilingual education

From: Peacework | Date: November 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Tom Louie is the Director of the Massachusetts English Plus Coalition, 126 High St., Boston, MA 02110; 617/457-8885.

In June of 1998, voters in California approved a referendum, Proposition 227, banning essentially most bilingual education programs in the state. The initiative, which seeks a simplistic solution to educating Limited English Proficient (LEP) students, would limit assistance for these students to one year of sheltered English instruction (an English-only program where the subject matter instruction is tailored to the students' level of understanding). Prop 227 included a ...

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