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Direct linkKrashen, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 2005
A new urban legend claims, "As a result of the state dropping bilingual education, test scores in California skyrocketed." Krashen disputes this theory, pointing out that other factors offer more logical explanations of California's recent improvements in SAT-9 scores. He discusses research on the effects of California's Proposition 227,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, State Legislation, Immersion Programs, Bilingualism
Ward, Ben – American Language Review, 1998
Provides background on and discusses the significance of Proposition 227, the California ballot initiative designed to reform the state's bilingual-education program that was approved by voters in 1998. Reactions to its approval by California voters are provided by Ron Unz, Stephen Krashen, and Mauro Mujica. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Baker, Keith – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Meier and Krashen, both employed in California's education system, do an injustice to students in rehashing an already settled battle. Fed up with two decades of failure, California voters replaced bilingual education with structured English immersion. Meier and Krashen offer no suggestions for coping with Proposition 227. (27 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency
