Conservatives Push Back Against Bilingual Education In The Dotte

Actually, if you're old enough . . . Outrage over bilingual education is a "retro" argument that started in the late 1980s . . . However, because the Internets destroyed the short & long-term memory of most Americans. The topic continues to incite all factions of the political discourse.

Accordingly . . . Check this apt update from our conservative friends regarding a local school practice that's pretty common across the nation . . .

New Stanley Elementary, a school of about 240 students in Kansas City, Kansas, currently has a bilingual program for kindergarten and first grade. The Hispanic-majority district launched dual-language learning at three elementary schools in 2023, but only two are continuing.

The program was initially set to add one grade per year, allowing students to complete K-5 education in both English and Spanish.

But earlier this month, the district announced that starting this fall, New Stanley will only accept kindergarten and first-grade students enrolled in the bilingual program, phasing out traditional classrooms by one grade each year until the entire school is bilingual.

Students who want traditional English education will need to attend Emerson Elementary, about a half mile away, which could separate families and disrupt a tradition of multiple generations attending the neighborhood school.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

‘Fighting to keep English in our school’: As a Kansas public school converts to bilingual-only, questions remain about community impact and decision process

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