The problems of bilingual-bicultural education are man and are intimately related to the entire future of the person who speaks a language other than English, especially the Spanish-speaking in the United States. Discusses bilingual programs suited to the needs of individual students and some guidelines for implementing such programs. (Author/RK)

Without good schools, none of America's hopes can be fulfilled. Since 1983, school reform has been at the top of the national agenda; however, there is a disturbing gap between rhetoric and results. After travelling to some of the nation's largest cities and interviewing administrators and teachers, Carnegie Foundation representatives determined…