41.   Bilingual education is sometimes abused by proponents for whom preserving cultural heritage, not teaching English, is the top priority.

42.   Bilingual education programs are vastly oversubscribed in some locales.

43.   Bilingual education programs teach students in their native language as they gradually learn English.

44.   Bilingual education supporters outspent opponents in both states.

45.   Bilingual education, however, would appear to be more essential for older kids, upon whom scholastic demands fall heavily.

46.   Bilingual education comes in many forms.

47.   Bilingual education gives non-English speaking kids a fair chance.

48.   Bilingual education should be promoted, because most often it teaches English more effectively by challenging pupils in a language they understand while they learn English.

49.   Bilingual education these days is to help the Sox pay Pedro Martinez so the Globe can keep running Martinez game stories in Spanish.

50.   Bilingual education was not prevalent when he attended Los Angeles public schools.