To: Carlos Gimenez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade School Board, and Miami-Dade County Commission
Improve Bilingual Education Across Miami-Dade
Support the people of Miami-Dade County in creating a standardized, dual-language education program so that all students in the county can enjoy the benefits of bilingualism.
Why is this important?
Miami-Dade County is one of the most incredibly diverse counties in the country, and home to more than 1.5 million Spanish speakers and more than 100,000 Haitian Creole speakers. Despite this, only a minority of schools have a true bilingual education program, the best current example being the Elementary Bilingual School Organization, which consists of just seven schools.
In an effort to promote true bilingualism amongst Miami-Dade students, which has been proven to have distinct cognitive benefits, we are asking the elected officials of Miami-Dade County, including county commissioners and school board officials, to consider, revise and adopt a bill that we have drafted to introduce a standardized program of bilingual education across all Miami-Dade public schools. This bill can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UW4jW5JWnjNR7AtXniOo3bgqMlWAamRj/view?usp=sharing
Join us by signing this petition and let our elected officials know that we need their support.
In an effort to promote true bilingualism amongst Miami-Dade students, which has been proven to have distinct cognitive benefits, we are asking the elected officials of Miami-Dade County, including county commissioners and school board officials, to consider, revise and adopt a bill that we have drafted to introduce a standardized program of bilingual education across all Miami-Dade public schools. This bill can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UW4jW5JWnjNR7AtXniOo3bgqMlWAamRj/view?usp=sharing
Join us by signing this petition and let our elected officials know that we need their support.