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...Unz??€™ opponent in the debate, Shattuck Professor of Education Catherine E. Snow, questioned the educational value of this approach...
...meantime Director of Bilingual Education Mary T. Cazabon says the city has joined the opposition to Unz??€™ ballot initiative...
...Unz??€™s proposal would replace existing bilingual programs with a one-year crash course in English for non-native speakers. Although it is certain that Massachusetts’ bilingual education programs need significant reforms, like more skilled teachers and greater administrative support, cutting bilingual education altogether is not the answer. In fact, the programs need help not because they are too large, but rather because they are too limited for the needs of the Commonwealth. It is against the best interests of students, schools and ultimately the state to squeeze them into a one-size-fits-all program...
Should the matter appear for their consideration, the citizens of the Commonwealth should reject the proposal. Ending bilingual education would leave thousands of children struggling to keep up. While we understand that the current bilingual education program must be reformed, Unz??€™s proposal would through the proverbial baby out with the bathwater—bilingual education needs help not because it is too large a program, but rather because it is too limited for the population it seeks to serve...
Massachusetts schools are known for their large bilingual programs. Some public school systems teach in 18 different languages, from Somali to Romanian, in an effort to secure for every person the right to a free public education. Unz??€™s proposal would undermine this education at a time when bilingual students are already facing dismally high failure rates on the state’s high-stakes MCAS exam. Voters should not allow the rug to be slipped out from under the feet of those who are just learning to stand...