The Unz/Tuchman "English for Children" Initiative: A New Attack on Immigrant Children and the Schools.

Olsen, Laurie

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ERIC Number: EJ563480

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Unz/Tuchman "English for Children" Initiative: A New Attack on Immigrant Children and the Schools.

Olsen, Laurie

Multicultural Education, v5 n3 p11-13 Spr 1998

Criticizes the Unz/Tuchman "English for Children" initiative (R. Unz) a proposal that would place limited-English-speaking children in California together, regardless of age or academic abilities, for one year of intensive English instruction and no instruction in academic subjects before returning them to regular classes. Discusses the dangers of this approach. (SLD)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), English Instruction, English Only Movement, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Immigrants, Language of Instruction, State Legislation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Proposition 227 (California 1998)

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