Download or read book Examining the Bilingual Education Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Congressional hearing on the Bilingual Education Act examines current law and changes necessary to ensure that it provides limited English speaking students with the best possible educational opportunities. After opening statements by Chairman Michael Castle and Representative Carlos Romero-Barcelo, both of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, there are four statements by the following individuals: Joseph Farley, elementary school principal, California; Martha Bujanda, former student, Texas; Sylvia Hatton, executive director, Region I Education Service Center, Texas; Don Soifer, executive vice president, Lexington Institute, Virginia; and Hector Ayala, teacher and director of English for the Children, Arizona. The six appendixes present opening statements and written statements. (SM)