Controversies over the question of what language should be used in education in California are attracting public attention. A significant proportion of the population of California, one of the states adjacent to Mexico, is made up of Hispanics. This enriches, but also complicates, the state's education system. More specifically, the diversity of racial backgrounds leads to language problems in schools today. Therefore, especially in terms of educational policy formulation as well as in classroom settings, the Hispanic population must be taken into consideration. Although bilingual education seems like a positive way to educate Spanish-speaking students, it is actually detrimental because it makes no difference in their grades, there are a limited number of bilingual speakers to teach them, and the students' parents Hispanics support the ban. of the bilingual education system. At present, opinions still differ as to whether the use of native and local language is constructive or distracting to Latino students' learning of the English language and school subjects as a whole. Americans. . A recent study by Branum and others in "Contextual Effects of Bilingual Programs" in 2010 shows that, in a test of comprehension of English passages, the average scores of first-year students in the English immersion program and those for Spanish maintenance programs did not vary. significantly (341). This proves that the bilingual education system does not really benefit students in terms of grades. For all parties involved in the education system, from policy makers and educators to students (and to some extent, parents), bilingualism creates further complexity...... middle of paper ......and students. Amidst the discussions, the good education of each student, without exemption, remains the ultimate goal, and we must not lose sight of it. Works Cited Branum-Martin, Lee et al. “Contextual effects of bilingual programs on reading initiation.” Journal of Educational Psychology 102.2 (2010): 341-55. Farruggio, Pete. “Latino Immigrant Parents’ Perspectives on Bilingual Education as a Vehicle for Heritage Preservation.” Journal of Latinos and Education 9.1 (2010): 3-21. Monzó, Lilia. Latino parents' "choice" for bilingual education in an urban California school: Language policy in the wake of Proposition 227." Journal of Bilingual Research 29.2 (2005): 365-86. Necochea, Juan and Zulmara Cline. “Effective Educational Practices for English Language Learners in Traditional Contexts.” » Race, ethnicity and education 3.3 (2000): 317-32.