BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Bilingual education involves teaching most subjects in school through two different languages, as well as teaching non-English-speaking students in their native language to help them progress academically even as they learn English. Some programs do this well; others do not. Following are some publications and organizations to help you learn more about this issue. We will continue to add new content, so please come back again.

PUBLICATIONS

Does Bilingual Education Work? The Case of Texas
Study | Christine Rossell, Ph.D. | Texas Public Policy Foundation | September 2009
The data analyzed in this study suggest that bilingual education is the least eff ective program for ELL students if one’s goal is achievement in English. ELL students in bilingual education are tested in English on the TAKS at signifi cantly lower rates than those students not in bilingual education. This indicates that bilingual education is less eff ective than all-English programs in teaching ELL students English and subject matter that they will have to know in English. The fact that Texas law allows such a discrepancy does not excuse it.
Source: Heritage Foundation | Insider Online

ORGANIZATIONS

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Mission Statement: To provide vision, leadership and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
One of the priorities at CARLA has been to support immersion education through ongoing research and the development of a sustainable national network of immersion educators dedicated to exchanging information, research findings, and resources.

National Association for Bilingual Education
The National Association for Bilingual Education is the only professional organization at the national level wholly devoted to representing both English language learners and bilingual education professionals.

National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center
One of seven centers funded by the US Department of Education, committed to improving foreign language education in America's primary and secondary schools.