That mandate is embedded in current law, and what we are trying to do now by proposing reforms to the Federal Bilingual and Immigration Education Acts is to give local school districts more say, more flexibility, more discretion, more control in determining the bilingual instruction program, the bilingual instruction method that they feel is appropriate for children in that local community.
Discussing reforms to the Federal Bilingual and Immigration Education Acts.
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