They face special difficulties with administrators of professional schools. particularly in medical schools. They are also woefully underrepresented on university faculties. Most disconcerting of all is the plight of children of Italian immigrants. Italianspeaking. they are all too often thrown into the Englishspeaking classrooms on a sinkorswim basis. This callous neglect by the Federal Government of the bilingual needs of these children is shocking. Approximately 25.000 Italian immigrants enter this country each year. Recent surveys conducted by the Office of Educational Program Research and Statistics reflect a steady increase in school enrollment of Italian dominant children. They are the third largest group encountering difficulties with English.
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