31. At the same time, Pio Pico Elementary School, just a few miles away, is a reminder of what bilingual education was supposed to be. 32. Ban bilingual education? 33. Because of that, the political debate swirling around bilingual education often focused on the school, and on Tuesday it was once again the center of controversy. 34. Barrios said some research suggests that bilingual education, not English immersion, boosts scores. 35. Bilingual education may be under attack in the public schools, but American businesses do speak Spanish. 36. Bilingual education not only holds Latino children back. 37. Bilingual education, foreign languages, technology, special education and secondary science classes rank among the subjects with the highest percentages of uncertified teachers. 38. Bilingual education was never meant to be a bottomless bog, where students with Spanish surnames received years of separate and unequal education. 39. Bilingual education has come under intense opposition in recent years. 40. Bilingual education helps the non-English speaking children it was designed to serve. |