Bilingual Education

Society: Issues: Bilingual Education deals with the policy and debate of issues relating to the education of limited-English proficient students in some combination of their native language and English. Sites dealing with academic research into bilingual education should be submitted to Science: Social Sciences: Language and Linguistics: Bilingualism: Bilingual Education. Pages of interest to practicing bilingual educators, or for classroom use, sould be submitted to Reference: Education: K through 12: Bilingual Education.

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Electronic Textbook: Bilingual Education - Information on BE policy, regulations, definitions of bilingual programs, and professional programs.
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National Council for Languages and International Studies - This site provides a look at the work of the NCLIS and the Joint National Committee for Languages. The member organizations of NCLIS-JNCL are united in their belief that all Americans must have the opportunity to learn and use English and at least one other language.
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Mercator-Education - European network for information, documentation and research into regional or minority languages in education.
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Bilingual Education Report - A review of biliingual education, its shortcomings and status.
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Bilingual Education (Ohio University CALL) - Links to definitions of common terms and sites for and against bilingual education.
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NYTimes.com - Wave of Pupils Lacking English Strains Schools - Students who do not speak English well or at all are increasingly enrolling in smaller, rural American school districts with little or no experience or resources to teach them. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
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NYSBEN - Information and resources for educators on New York State regulations, policies, guidelines, and effective practices for educating students with limited English proficiency.
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History of Bilingual Education - Article from the journal Rethinking Schools describing bilingual or non-English-language schools in U.S. history, starting with Ohio's adoption of a bilingual education law in 1839.
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