The articles in this monograph reflect varying points of view as expressed by state and local education administrators, parents, and students concerning the provision of distinctive services for language-minority students. The introduction provides a legislative history of educational programs and services for limited-English speaking students. State and local administrators describe educational programs and goals of their units. The parents' articles discuss the difficulties of adjustment and the need parents feel to hold onto their own heritage and history. The students discuss their experiences in school and in bilingual or English as a Second Language programs. (PS)