There Is Considerable Debate Today Over Whether Governments Should or Should

There is considerable debate today over whether governments should or should not require schools to provide bilingual education for students, and if so, how this could best be accomplished. Pretend you are an anthropologist that a school board in a bilingual community has asked to provide some guidance on this issue. What might you tell the school board about the relationships between students' social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds and their potential for success in school?