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B-164031(1) 1 (1974-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkok0001 and id is 1 raw text is: No obe- egeed outsie the General LER - ca exeto o basi of OP05 approva COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 ~~RELEASED / B-164031(1) MIAY ? IJ 1974 The Honorable Alan Cranston United States Senate Dear Senator Cranston: In accordance with your joint request with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, dated February 15, 1974, we are providing you with our preliminary observations and conclu- sions relating to your questions on the need for additional bilingual educatin teachers and the availability of training programs to prepare them for- classroom service This report is based on information obtained thus far as part of our ongoing review of the bilingual education program authorized by title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Educa- tion Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 880b). This program, which is administered by the Office of Education (OE), Depart- ment of Health, Education, and Welfare, provides funds to local educational agencies to develop and carry out demonstra- tion bilingual and bicultural programs. The programs are to be designed to meet the special educational needs of children ages 3 to 18 who come from low-income families and environ- ments where the dominant language is other than English. You also requested information on aides, administrators, and counselors in bilingual education, but because our prelim- inary work did not emphasize these areas, we are limiting our discussion principally to bilingual education teachers. Our work, as it relates to your specific areas of interest, was done primarily at OE headquarters. NEED FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED BILINGUAL TEACHERS Although educators and OE officials agree that a need exists for additional qualified bilingual education teachers, OE has not accurately identified the extent of the need. Fur- ther, available studies indicate that many teachers in bilin- gual education programs need additional training.

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