Bilingual education programs cost too much compared to the results. If a student does not take advantage of the program, all the money spent on him will be a waste. According to Roberts (1995), bilingual education programs require a high level of community support and involvement, both financial and human, from both majority and minority speakers. They are more complicated to set up, and scheduling students, teachers, and classes requires more effort (pp. 376). Nowadays schools have been forced to reduce programs such as music and art; spending money on bilingual programs and not getting the results you want could have catastrophic consequences. For example, if schools do not show adequate yearly progress of all English language learners enrolled in a bilingual program, federal funding will be cut leaving these students with no choice but to do their best to learn.
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