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I have to disagree with the guest that is in favor of Measure 58. He mentioned that in bilingual programs, students only receive 1/2 hour of instruction in English each day. That is not true. I teach in a bilingual program in the Forest Grove district. Our program is a 50/50 program: 50% of academic instruction in English and 50% in Spanish. The goal is that all of our students, no matter their first language, will be bilingual and biliterate within 5-8 years (it does take time!).

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