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Dear Wayne Wright:<BR>
Terrence Wiley suggested I send you the references of work I have done on language planning and language policy. Question: Do you want just the bibliographical references or copies of the papers themselves? Christina Bratt Paulston<BR>
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From: Wayne Wright <Wayne.Wright@asu.edu><BR>
To: "'biling@asu.edu'" <biling@asu.edu>, "'azble@asu.edu'" <azble@asu.edu>, "'LEPADVOCACY@topica.com'" <LEPADVOCACY@topica.com>, "'LangAccess_Immigration@yahoogroups.com'" <LangAccess_Immigration@yahoogroups.com>, "'lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu'" <lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu>, "APAlist (E-mail)" <apalist@equity4.clmer.csulb.edu>, "'info@bilingualeducation.org'" <info@bilingualeducation.org>, "'infodesk@lmri.ucsb.edu'" <infodesk@lmri.ucsb.edu><BR>
Subject: New LPRU Research Report - "Is Bilingual Education Bad for You?" by Stephen Krashen<BR>
Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2002, 7:07 PM<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Arizona State University</FONT></FONT> <BR>
<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">EPSL | Education Policy Studies Laboratory</FONT></FONT> <BR>
<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU) <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://language-policy.org/</U></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Please note the following new Research Report posted on LPRU:</FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><H3>Is Bilingual Education Bad For You?:<BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Another Bogus Argument Against Bilingual Education</B></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><B>Stephen Krashen</B></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dr. Stephen Krashen offers a critical review of a recent study by Guzman on the effectiveness of bilingual education. Guzman, whose study is based on the High School & Beyond dataset, concluded that being bilingual was advantageous, but participation in bilingual education was not. Guzman's report has received wide press coverage, however, Krashen found many problems with his analysis: "It is important to get longitudinal data on the long term effects of educational practices. Unfortunately, the data set Guzman used does not permit any valid inferences to be drawn concerning the value of bilingual education."</FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">This report is available at: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/features/article6.htm</U></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">See other LPRU Research Reports on Language Policy at: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/features/</U></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">The Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU), directed by Professor Terrence G. Wiley, <BR>
with assistance from Senior Researcher Wayne E. Wright, promotes research and policy <BR>
analysis on the challenges and opportunities posed by global multiculturalism. LPRU <BR>
activities are intended to inform public discussion and policymaking in state, national, and <BR>
international contexts.</FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Visit the LPRU website at <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://language-policy.org/</U></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">The Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at Arizona State University offers <BR>
high quality analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical</FONT></FONT> <BR>
<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">resource for educators, journalists, and citizens. It includes the Commercialism in <BR>
Education Research Unit (CERU), the Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA), <BR>
the Education Policy Reports Project (EPRP), the Education Policy Research Unit <BR>
(EPRU), and the Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU). The EPSL is directed by <BR>
ASU Professor Alex Molnar.</FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Visit the EPSL website at <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://edpolicylab.org/</U></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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