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The Nation - News from Nov. 22, 1985

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Education Secretary William J. Bennett, saying he is “distressed by misrepresentation of my views,” defended the Reagan Administration’s proposals to allow use of more English in bilingual education programs. In an interview with a small group of reporters, Bennett denied that the proposals are a “smoke screen” for gutting bilingual programs and said he is “not hostile” to bilingual education.

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