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NOVEMBER 8, 2000

A proposition to end bilingual education in Arizona has been easily approved by voters.

The plan calls for the replacement of the current bilingual education program in public schools with a one-year immersion program. It is primarily directed at Spanish-speaking students.

But American Indian leaders and educators are worried of its effects on tribal language programs. Proponents of the measure said it won't affect it, however.

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Bilingual education gets rebuke from state voters (The Arizona Republic)
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