Bilingual education / Janel D. Ginn, book editor. - Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2008. - 111 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106) and index

Education must respond to the rising immigrant population / Melissa Taylor Bell -- Bilingual education is detrimental to everyone / Peter Duignan -- English-only requirements are anti-immigration / Rebecca L. Weber -- Learning native languages first helps students learn English / Jill Wu -- English should not replace a child's native language / Mariana Souto-Manning -- English instruction could lead to heritage language resistance / Alejandra Rodriguez-Galindo and Jo Worthy -- Race and politics drive the bilingual education controversy / Owen Eagan -- Learning English encourages assimilation into U.S. workforce / Linda Chavez -- Latino parents don't want their children in bilingual education / Samuel G. Freedman -- Dual language solves bilingual education failures / Patricia Kilday Hart -- "No Child Left Behind" creates obstacles for English language learners / Wayne E. Wright -- Quality of education matters more than language / Kendra Hamilton

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Education, Bilingual--United States.
Education, Bilingual--Social aspects--United States.

LC3731 .B5517 2008

370.1175