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California voters eye changing course on ‘English only’
A teacher writes on the blackboard in a class for English language learners. (Photo: Viacheslav Nikolaenko)Proposition 58, titled the “English Proficiency, Multilingual Education” initiative, would repeal key provisions of Proposition 227 approved by voters in 1998. For instance, parents would no longer need to sign waivers to get into bilingual education programs. Schools could more easily institute bilingual programs.