I wholeheartedly agree with Reeves that L.A. Unified is a mess. I take exception, though, to his comments about bilingual education.
All the politicians keep stressing that we are in a global economy and we must compete, yet we refuse to teach children a foreign language at an age when they can learn it best. If a child comes to school with a foundation in a language other than English, that language should be nurtured, giving that child a better chance in the future in our global economy.
