Bilingual Education Amendments of 1981. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session (April 23 and 26, 1982).

Overview & Synopsis

The proceedings of the hearings on the proposed bilingual education amendments of 1981, held in 1982 before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, are presented. Statements and testimony from 33 witnesses regarding the role of the federal government in promoting bilingual education are included. The witnesses include representatives of national educational organizations, local school districts, state boards of education, citizens' advocacy organizations, and educators. Additional information is provided in the form of articles, publications, letters, and responses to questions on such topics as characteristics of a successful Indian bilingual program, implications of Canadian research findings, and the results of transitional bilingual education approaches. (RW)