THE STATEMENTS OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE INCLUDED (1) ACCEPTING THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AS DEFINED BY THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COMMISSION AS BASIC PRINCIPLES, (2) RECOGNIZING THE "CULTURE WITHIN A CULTURE" CONCEPT, AND (3) RECOGNIZING THAT THE FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO PERPETUATE THE CORE OF VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE PARTICULAR CULTURE. TO HELP THE ACCULTURATION PROCESS, THE "SCHOOL-COMMUNITY IDEA" SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN GREATER DEPTH AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SELF-IMAGE SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED. SPANISH SHOULD BE TAUGHT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, A PROGRAM OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION SHOULD BE INSTITUTED, AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS SHOULD BE HIRED.