A recent Arizona Department of Education cost study mandated by federal Judge Alfredo Marquez is proof of that. Some say it raises more questions than answers. This makes it worse than it was before. Despite voter approval of Proposition 203 to steer bilingual education to immersion classes, the state remains under court order to help students overcome language barriers. Jaime Molera, Arizona's newly appointed schools chief, was candid about the challenges his office faces.
Bilingual education needs to be fixed.
Even a lot of Hispanic voters voted for Prop. 203 because they were frustrated. We're going to be giving this top priority. Solomon has formed a group of legislators that will start meeting next week to craft a compromise. She wants the Legislature to convene in July to fix the problem. If the judge takes away our federal aid, we would deserve it.