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Bilingual Education
More Trained Bilingual Teachers are Needed 2
Last Updated Jan 6, 2009 09:58 AM
The first reason is that the money designated to educate special population students is not adequate. Millions of students enrolled in public schools are considered to be at risk because of their parents' socio-economic status or their limited English ability.
The second reason is that these monies alone cannot solve the inequities that exist. Of course, improving the learning environment and providing students with the necessary resources to learn (e.g., textbooks, adequate facilities) is a necessary and positive thing. However, even in a perfectly furnished classroom, students cannot learn effectively unless they are provided with an individual who is knowledgeable in the curriculum and properly trained to teach LEP students. Along with the need for more bilingual education programs in the country's public schools, the quality of existing programs needs very much to be improved.
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