They say allEnglish instruction. with some foreign language assistance by teachers aides. would be better. Im ecstatic." said Sally Peterson. a thirdgrade teacher at Glenwood Elementary School here and president of the teachers group that won the UTLA vote. "People were saying that we spoke for just a small number of teachers in the [San Fernando] Valley." a predominantly Anglo part of the school district. Mark MezaOverstreet. an elementary school teacher active in the UTLAs Chicano Education Committee. said he was "quite disheartened that the teachers didnt take into account the needs of these children." Bilingual teachers argue that their immigrant students will fall behind in science. mathematics and other subjects if they are not taught in their native language while adjusting to English. MezaOverstreets organization. and its many supporters on the school board. have noted many studies. including a March report by the U.S. General Accounting Office. that say bilingual education appears to improve students English in the long run.
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