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The development of Bilingual Education skills is important for kids at the early age. at KidsLearnOnline.com Kids will build Bilingual vocabulary. Misconceptions Fuel the Fire
Misleading negative campaigns across the country are endangering the future of bilingual education programs. At the national, state and local levels, bilingual education is being attacked for its alleged inability to properly and quickly teach the English language to non-English speaking students despite research to the contrary. As this movement to scrap bilingual education gains national appeal, the educational future of language-... New York City has always served as the Gateway to America to immigrants from around the world. From our earliest days, New York City has embraced diversity, embodying the words on the Great Seal of the United States, E Pluribus Unum - "Out of Many, One."
But for the past quarter century, New York City - along with much of the country - embarked upon a well-intentioned effort to help ease the transition of non-English speaking students into mainstream, English speaking classrooms. These programs have not functioned as the... |