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

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

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

ISBN: 9780737739138 0737739134 9780737739121 0737739126

LCCN: 2007938125

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education, Bilingual--United States.
Education, Bilingual--Social aspects--United States.

Dewey Class. No.: 370.1175