Interviews with three leading experts in the field of education for the Spanish speaking. (JF)

Considers the current movement in bilingual education. (RK)

Article lists ways in which cultural values influence behavior and attitudes, and suggests adjustments of the curriculum to meet the needs of Mexican-American students. (SP)

Excerpts of taped interviews with members of Chicano communities in various parts of the United States reveal how they view the schools and what they see as major problems and needs in the schools. (JF)

The array of federal and state bilingual programs are not coordinated and are not being implemented. Increased structural and philosophical support for bilingual and bicultural education is needed to give the growing number of Latino learners greater opportunities for viable education. (Author/IRT)

An overview of the education of the Spanish-speaking in the United States, covering the historical and current situation. A bibliography of 14 items is included. (JB)

Deplores the philosophy that fosters the idea of Chicano culture as a hindrance to the child, a culture to be eradicated rather than reinforced, and proposes changes designed to enhance the education of Mexican American children. (JF)

A number of Job Corps centers, both national and regional, have been staffed to serve the Spanish-speaking with bilingual and bicultural programs, including job training programs. (MF)

Shows how comparison and contrast of cultures yields poetry from bilingual elementary students. Provides samples of student poems. (RL)

A project to improve the educational opportunities of Spanish American students in Colorado is described in this article. (JD)

Presents Mexican American and Latino efforts to establish bilingual/bicultural public television programing. (DB)

This overview of information and referral services for Spanish speaking people surveys the problems and successes of bicultural-bilingual programs as they have evolved in the past decade, emphasizing the need for innovative and nontraditional approaches to these services for minority ethnic groups. Brief descriptions of information and referral…

Describes a home-based parent education component of a bilingual, bicultural preschool program which involves parents in the decision-making process concerning their child's education and has effected a language and cultural exchange between the Anglo and Spanish-speaking communities. (CS)