Although Spanish-speakers get most of the attention, speakers of hundreds of languages other than English are crowding into U.S. classrooms. The common language of education must be English.

Could it be that schools should pay more attention to Teaching English? [offsite link]
Maeve Maddox: Instead of lowering language standards on college entrance exams, educators should be bolstering the teaching of English grades K-4.

Stop Devaluing Standard English in the Schools
Language is the vehicle of education and the transmission of culture. Teachers especially need to value their native language and its literature. It is not enough to be a math teacher or P.E. teacher. All teachers must be English teachers.

U.S. English [offsite link]
U.S. English was founded by Senator S. I. Hayakawa and Dr. John Tanton to advocate the adoption of the English language as the official language of the United States of America.

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