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Direct linkKrashen, Stephen – Educational Leadership, 2005
A new urban legend claims, "As a result of the state dropping bilingual education, test scores in California skyrocketed." Krashen disputes this theory, pointing out that other factors offer more logical explanations of California's recent improvements in SAT-9 scores. He discusses research on the effects of California's Proposition 227,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, State Legislation, Immersion Programs, Bilingualism
