Why Miguel Cardonapromotesmultilingualeducation

than it has been in the past is a step in the right direction,"he said after the event.

Conor Williams,asenior fellow attheCentury Foundation,athink tank, isoneofthe researchers who have called for OELA toadministerTitle IIIfundssothatEnglishlanguagelearners arebetter servedsymbolicallyandlogistically.oELAhaslanguage acquisition research and policyexpertsandwilladministerthefunds.

Williams added that Cardona's goals for multilingual education are sound, butthatsome nuances need to be considered. Forexample,increasingthe number ofbilingualprograms and the number of high school graduates withbilingualliteracyskillsrequiresthat Englishlanguagelearners have equitable access to these programs.

Increasingthe number ofbilingual teachers is essential.

Whatis really needed,however,istoincreasethe number of bilingual educators.

Williamssays,"Americanteachermonolingualismis the number onefactorlimiting access to bilingualand dual-language educationtoday."

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