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Around 2.6 million school-aged children throughout the US do not speak English at all |
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It is difficult for bilingual teachers to help their students improve their native language skills in some subjects |
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In transitional bilingual education, students are taught academic subjects in their native languages |
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The language rights of ethnic minorities in the US have been a source of public controversy for decades |
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Most people who are opposed to bilingualism are part of the English-only movement |