There is no clear consensus over this issue and they are just as confused as Californians in general are. Fully credentialed teachers have an unfavorable impression of bilingual education, while emergency-credentialed teachers have a favorable impression. Those who have taught more than 15 years now are divided over it, while the other teachers are more strongly for it. And the fully-credentialed teacher is now in favor of bilingual education. The concept of English immersion is more accepted than bilingual education.
All demographic groups have a positive opinion.
The leading gubernatorial candidates running for office in the June primary are saying that bilingual education in the California school system has failed and there needs to be a better way of educating non-English speaking children. Proposition 227, the Unz initiative on limiting bilingual education, at this point in the campaign is winning. It is winning in most demographic groups, including Latinos. There is no clear-cut answer to this complicated issue. Although these candidates, education leaders, Latino community leaders, and others have come out in opposition to Proposition 227, they also believe bilingual education should be taught in a shorter time frame than is now currently practiced in schools.