Benefits of Bilingual Education

Benefits of Bilingual Education
The Federal government passed the Bilingual Education Act in 1968. This Act provided funding to any district that would integrate English and the native language of the student in the classrooms. All around the country issues have come up concerning bilingual education. Some policy makers, taxpayers, and even many educators believe that bilingual education is not effective (Bilingual Research Journal on Line). They believe that the funding for this program is too expensive. In this case, money is used as a reason for not wanting a program that helps st…