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Outrageous travesty, Editorial San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Sunday, March 3, 2002 Bilingual-education showdown San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, March 2, 2002 Idea of Two-Way Bilingual School Gains Fans in Milwaukie Portland Oregonian, Thursday, February 28, 2002 Bilingual Education Sends Wrong Message by Hal Netkin Los Angeles Daily News, Thursday, February 28, 2002 Bringing back bilingual?, Editorial Orange County Register, Wednesday, February 27, 2002 Downright Evil by John J. Miller National Review(Online), Monday, February 25, 2002 Survey shows support for bilingual limits Denver Rocky Mountain News, Monday, February 25, 2002 Save bilingual reform, Editorial Contra Costa Times, Sunday, February 24, 2002 GOP hopefuls court Latinos Sacramento Bee, Sunday, February 24, 2002 Pressure shows in GOP campaign for governor San Diego Union Tribune, Sunday, February 24, 2002 3 Rivals Court Latino GOP Leaders, Activists Los Angeles Times, Sunday, February 24, 2002 Riordan blasts Davis on education Associated Press, Sunday, February 24, 2002 GOP candidates court Latinos San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, February 24, 2002 Teachers Try to Bring Back Bilingual Education in California FOX News, Friday, February 22, 2002 Forked Tongue Boston Phoenix, Thursday, February 21, 2002 English language tests daunt schools United Press International, Thursday, February 21, 2002 Fremont Meeting Tonight San Jose Mercury News, Thursday, February 21, 2002 Assessing Education, Editorial Orange County Register, Wednesday, February 20, 2002 The Bilingual Schooling Battle Flares Anew Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, February 20, 2002 No Habla Democracy by Linda Chavez New York Post, Tuesday, February 19, 2002 Bilingual Backlash, Editorial Weekly Standard, Monday, February 18, 2002. Bilingual education rules may change North County Times, Thursday, February 14, 2002 Bilingual Boondoggle by John J. Miller National Review (Online), Thursday, February 14, 2002 Could we at least try bilingual ed?, by Paul Campos Denver Rocky Mountain News, Tuesday, February 12, 2002 'Immersion' still divides in Calif. Denver Post, Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Bilingual education foe faults state board San Diego Union-Tribune, Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Davis hits Riordan's hot buttons but may have one of his own by Dan Walters Sacramento Bee, Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Foes, backers speak different languages Denver Post, Sunday, February 10, 2002. Foes cite ineffective schools, ethnic friction Denver Post, Sunday, February 10, 2002 The California State Board of Education is on the verge of undoing Proposition 227 by Michael Barone US News, Friday, February 8, 2002. California State Board of Education Proposes to Restore Bilingual Education by Nullifying Crucial Elements of Prop. 227 English for the Children , Thursday, February 7, 2002. Beyond Bilingual Education Washington Spokesman, Wednesday, February 6, 2002. Springfield, Holyoke could lead bilingual reform move Springfield Union News, Wednesday, February 6, 2002 The Bilingual Ghetto New York Post,Wednesday, February 6, 2002. Bilingual education change promised Springfield Union News, Wednesday, February 6, 2002 Report rips bilingual program Springfield Union-News, Tuesday, February 5, 2002 Mayor Hails Workers & It's No Joke New York Daily News,Monday, February 4, 2002. Read Mike's Lips: Kids Should Learn English NY Post,Monday, February 4, 2002. Bilingual Choices, Editorial Worcester Telegram, Wednesday, February 3, 3002 Lockstep approach is wrong for schools by Priscilla Gutierrez Denver Post,Sunday, February 3, 2002. Hello, School Board: Ya Comprenden? by Myriam Marquez Orlando Sentinel,Sunday, February 3, 2002. Nestor school receives statewide bilingual honor San Diego Union-Tribune,Saturday, February 2, 2002. Southwest pedigree goes deep Tucson Citizen, Friday, February 1, 2002 January 2002 -- 31 Items Bilingual ed plan offered by legislators Boston Globe,Wednesday, January 30, 2002. Swift eyes change for bilingual ed Boston Globe,Tuesday, January 15, 2002, FRONT PAGE. December 2001 -- 29 Items Will Riordan Run on "English"? by Ron Unz Sacramento Bee,Sunday, December 23, 2001. Single subject: Bilingual ed initiative clears a big hurdle, Editorial Denver Rocky Mountain News,Saturday, December 22, 2001. Education bill speaks with forked tongue by Ruben Navarrette, Jr. Dallas Morning News,Friday, December 14, 2001. Rounding Up Arabs, blacks, and Jews by Ron Unz Salon.com, Thursday, December 6, 2001. Bilingual education foe gets support Denver Rocky Mountain News, Saturday, December 1, 2001. November 2001 -- 34 Items Gainful Change San Diego Union-Tribune, Sunday, November 25, 2001. Bilingual ed foes amass signatures for ballot Boston Herald, Wednesday, November 14, 2001. Anti-Bilingual Education Petition Gathers Over 100,000 Signatures, Completes Petition Drive English for the Children of Massachusettes, Tuesday, November 13, 2001. October 2001 -- 23 Items Rocks Falling Upward at Harvard University by Ron Unz National Review Online, Friday, October 26, 2001. Harvard panel heatedly debates bilingual education Harvard Crimson, Tuesday, October 16, 2001. September 2001 -- 23 Items Scores rise as Calif. schools immerse Boston Globe, Monday, September 10, 2001, FRONT PAGE. August 2001 -- 39 Items Appeals court backs right to sue teachers for not teaching in English Contra Costa Times, Thursday, August 30, 2001. Speaking Two Languages, Both English by William Raspberry Washington Post, Monday, August 20, 2001. Teach English, Editorial Washington Post, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Bilingual ed loses favor with some educators Boston Globe, Sunday, August 5, 2001, FRONT PAGE. Rumpled but ready Boston Globe, Wednesday, August 1, 2001. July 2001 -- 49 Items Bilingual ed law gets a new foe Boston Globe, Tuesday, July 31, 2001. Bilingual Program Overhaul May Be Scaled Back, Levy Says New York Times, Tuesday, July 31, 2001. It's time to dismantle bilingual education by Ruben Navarrette Jr. Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, July 11, 2001. Bilingual ed: Fight goes on Tucson Citizen, Monday, July 9, 2001. News Archives, January-June 2001 -- 241 Items Colorado Is New Battleground for Halting Bilingual Education New York Times, Wednesday, June 20, 2001, FRONT PAGE. Bilingual Education Lives On by Ron Unz New York Times, Friday, March 2, 2001. News Archives, 2000 -- 472 Items Arizona win encourages bilingual-ed opponents Arizona Republic, Monday, November 20, 2000, FRONT PAGE. A Failure in Any Language, Editorial New York Daily News, Saturday, October 7, 2000. Bilingual ed must go, Ariz. voters say in poll Arizona Republic, Friday, September 22, 2000, FRONT PAGE. I Believed That Bilingual Education Was Best . . . Until The Kids Proved Me Wrong by Ken Noonan Washington Post, Sunday, September 3, 2000. Bilingual education fails test, exposing deeper problem, Editorial USA Today, Monday, August 28, 2000. Test Scores Rise, Surprising Critics of Bilingual Ban New York Times, Sunday, August 20, 2000, FRONT PAGE. Shift in the Mix Alters the Face Of California New York Times, Tuesday, July 4, 2000, FRONT PAGE. In plain English by Michael Barone U.S. News, Monday, May 29, 2000. The right way for Republicans to handle ethnicity in politics by Ron Unz American Enterprise, April/May, 2000. School excels after dropping bilingual education Santa Cruz Sentinel, Wednesday, February 9, 2000, FRONT PAGE. News Archives, 1999 -- 362 Items English-only test scores up San Jose Mercury News, Sunday, December 26, 1999, FRONT PAGE. California and the End of White America by Ron Unz Commentary, November 1999, COVER STORY. A Many-Tongued City Hears A Cry For English by John Tierney New York Times, Monday, August 16, 1999. California's Language Wars, Part II National Journal, Saturday, July 31, 1999. Man With a Mission New Republic, Monday, July 19, 1999, COVER STORY. Setting an Example Orange County Register, Wednesday, April 28, 1999. The Bilingual Barrier New York Times Sunday Magazine, Sunday, January 31, 1999. L.A. Students Take to English Immersion Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, January 13, 1999, FRONT PAGE. News Archives, 1998 -- 1,287 Items School districts far apart on Prop. 227 Sacramento Bee, Sunday, December 6, 1998, FRONT PAGE. Arizonans Against Bilingual Education National Public Radio, Thursday, September 3, 1998. With Gestures, but Not Chaos, Prop. 227 Begins Los Angeles Times, Tuesday, August 4, 1998, FRONT PAGE., Prop. 227 court challenge fails San Jose Mercury News, Thursday, July 16, 1998, FRONT PAGE. White House to Announce Opposition to Prop. 227 Los Angeles Times, Monday, April 27, 1998, FRONT PAGE. English Lesson in California Nation, Monday, April 20, 1998. Unusual Crusade: Que Pasa Aqui? Los Angeles Times, Sunday, April 5, 1998. Loco, Completamente Loco Reason Magazine, January 1998, COVER STORY. News Archives, May-December 1997 -- 231 Items Bilingualism vs. Bilingual Education, by Ron K. Unz Los Angeles Times, Sunday, October 19, 1997, p. M6. Star Latino teacher joins bilingual foes Sacramento Bee, Thursday, October 16, 1997, FRONT PAGE. Double Talk Newshour with Jim Lehrer, September 15, 1997. Campaign Targets Bilingual Education Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, July 9, 1997, p. B2. News Archives, 1995-1996 -- 8 Items 80 Students Stay Out of School in Latino Boycott Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, February 14, 1996.