Discusses bilingual education from both sociocultural and sociolinguistic perspectives. Stresses the need for bilingual programs to accept and adapt to the dialects of Spanish, French and English spoken by Caribbean immigrants to the United States. (Author/GC)

Through a review of school desegregation in Los Angeles, discusses issues that arise where desegregation is multiracial and Hispanics form a significant proportion of the student population. Reviews the literature on Hispanics in desegregated settings and suggests the effects that school desegregation might have on Hispanic social and educational…

Discusses theories and practices that distinguish English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction from other instructional approaches for non-English speakers. Explores ways that ESL instruction might include academic subject areas other than English and address cultural as well as linguistic differences among students. Author/GC)

Discusses contradictions in Federal educational policy regarding mainland v island Puerto Ricans. Reviews recent information on the educational status of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics. Holds that the government has a legal obligation to develop a systematic bilingual education policy and to resolve the segregation of ethnic and language…

Since current compensatory bilingual instruction is reproductive and assimilative in character, it is too limited for facilitating the advancement of linguistic and cultural minorities. Without a well organized community movement toward social change, the system will continue to maintain current social inequalities. (Author/GC)

Describes research among Hispanic and White fourth graders in regular, bilingual, or English as a second language (ESL) classes, on relationships between academic achievement and types of instructional programs; correlations between achievement and self-concept; cultural attitudes; ethnic identity; and variables related to achievement. Discusses…

Describes inequities in school finance. Examines Federal funding of bilingual and compensatory education programs and the impact of recent court decisions on finance reform. Considers the relationship between increased spending and educational outcomes for low-income children, and proposes research on the impact of educational funding on mainland…

Summarizes a study on educational conditions for Hispanic children within the context of school desegregation. Reports that continued segregation generates and sustains Hispanic school failure. (ST)