This special supplement to an education newspaper focuses on the status of bilingual education in the United States. Fifteen articles discuss the historical perspective, research needs, programs, and problems. Topics addressed include: the role of immigration in the development of bilingual education; federal bilingual education policy; limited-English-speaking students; the English-only movement; translation of bilingual education research into policy; effectiveness of bilingual education; extralinguistic information; advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism; controversial research; the research practice relationship; Indian bilingual education; and the future of bilingual education. (CB)