I think it is very important for people that speak another language to learn English, especially if they are going to be living here in America. They need to be able to read and write it too. I also think it should not be our government's responsibility to pay for that education. But alas it is here and we do because their test scores are counted with everyone elses and bring it down because they have trouble with the language. So we have to spend money teaching them in their languages or helping them learn English. Since we do spend money on it, it should be handed out according to the need for it. The schools that have the most should get more money. The dual-language program where they teach more in their native language in kindergarten and each year lower it looks like a really good program.