Official English Interest Groups Both Pro and Con
Groups in Favor of Official English
Center for Equal Opportunity
An organization founded by Linda Chavez, this group has produced a number of remarkable documents such as the book, The Failure of Bilingual Education and a brochure in both English and Spanish, "A Parent's Guide to Bilingual Education. Parents can order the pamphlet toll-free by caling 1-800-819-2343.
English First English First was founded in 1986 and has three goals:
(1) to make English America's official language. (2) to eliminate costly and failed programs like bilingual education and bilingual ballots and (3) to give every child the opportunity to learn English while young.
English for the Children, the group founded by Ron Unz who fought to ban bilingual education in California.
ProEnglish (formerly English Language Advocates).
READ Institute Research on bilingual education.
U.S. English
Groups Opposed to Official English/In Favor of Bilingual Education
Center for Applied Linguistics
Council of the Great City Schools Online
Cultural Survival
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
National Association for Bilingual Education
National Education Association
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs (OBEMLA), U.S. Department of Education
Pro-Bilingual Education Groups An index prepared by the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. |
