We came along and said if States are going to have to ensure a meaningful education to students who do not understand English. we had better give them some help. The gentlemans amendment would stop the help we have been giving them for 20 years to meet this courtimposed mandate. The Bilingual Education Act Is the major Federal assistance specifically designed to help State and local agencies meet the needs of the limited Englishproficient students. Schools are at the present time facing the largest influx of immigrants since the early 1990s. Limited Englishproficient students are the fastest growing segment of our school population. California experienced a thrcshold increase in the limited Englishspeaking proficient population during the past decade. with 1 million students attending Californias schools.
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