This report summarizes the findings of a California commission on how to best teach English to non English speakers in the State. Three findings of the report are highlighted: (1) schools are not meeting the primary goal of education for immigrant students; (2) emphasis on native language education is inappropriate, unwarranted, not feasible, and counterproductive; and (3) there is a severe shortage of teachers with expertise in language acquisition, the training of cultural diversity, and the skills to enhance the classroom learning environment. Recommendations include revising funding mechanisms for schools to help students attain English proficiency rapidly, adapting an explicit State policy of local control and flexibility, focusing on holding school accountable for results rather than methods, documenting the use of funding that is meant to supplement base education funding for English learners, and intensifying efforts to improve teaching skills and teacher awareness of language acquisition needs rather than concentrating on developing a cadre of bilingual teachers. Appendices include a listing of public hearing witnesses, California counties by numbers of English learners, trends in number of English learners in California public schools by language for 1987 through 1991, and a sample of reviewed literature on the subject. (Contains 53 references.) (NAV)