Arizona Proposition 203

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This paper examines the educational bill called Arizona Proposition 203, which prohibited education of bilingual students in their native language, even though such education had been proven to be more successful at teaching other subjects than English-language instruction. The paper describes the dramatic and negative impact of this bill on the education of thousands of Arizona students.

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"The negative effects of such an immersion program are more than just speculation. Arizona implemented a similar program for almost half of the 20th century. The program, known as 1-C, "required English learners of all ages to be placed in separate classrooms for one year before they were placed in mainstream classrooms, restricted the use of their native language, and used teachers who were not bilingual and were not trained in the education of English learners." (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1999). The results were that the graduation rates for Latinos were outrageously low. (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1999). In fact, Arizona's bilingual language programs developed to correct the problems created by 1-C's English immersion program."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Arizona Proposition 203. Retrieved February 28, 2005 from James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/echar.htm
• Crawford, J. (2000). English-only vs. English only: a tale of two initiatives: California and Arizona. Retrieved February 28, 2006 from James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/203-227.htm
• Krashen, s., Park, G., and Seldin, D. (2000). Bilingual education in Arizona: what the research says. Retrieved February 28, 2006 from James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/Krashen8.htm
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. (1999). Arizona Unz initiative: questions and answers. Retrieved February 28, 2006 from James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/MALDEF1.htm
• Wikipedia. (2006). Arizona Proposition 203. Retrieved February 28, 2006 from Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Proposition_203

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