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"Today, nearly one-quarter of all California children in public schools--over 1,300,000--are classified as not proficient in English. Yet under the current system, centered on bilingual education, only about 5% of [non-English-speaking immigrant] children each year are found to have gained proficiency in English. Thus, our state's current system of language instruction has an annual failure rate of 95%."
—From the Web site of English for the Children (www.OneNation.org), the ballot campaign led by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ron K. Unz to end bilingual education in California. The site contains the language of the initiative, news and opinion articles about the campaign, and personal stories of immigrant parents who want their children to be taught English in public schools. The campaign's address is 212 E. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014.
Want to find out how much you're being ripped off by Social Security? Two on-line sources offer information that will quickly raise your blood pressure. Social Security "calculators" offered by Americans for Tax Reform (/www.townhall.com/atr/calculator) and the Cato Institute (www.socialsecurity.org/calculator.html) let you enter your date of birth, estimated income, and number of years in the work force to get an idea how much Social Security's anticipated payout pales in comparison to such forms of private savings as annuities or mutual funds.
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