California Public Official : California needs to expand bilingual education

The Sacramento Bee has this from Tom Torlakson who is state Superintendent of Public Instruction:

My recent visit to Cahuenga Elementary School in Los Angeles gave me a glimpse of what California’s future could be if we seize the opportunity to expand the teaching of world languages.

At Cahuenga, beginning in kindergarten, many students learn Korean or Spanish along with English, while learning about Korean and Latin culture through music, dance, theater and literature. These dual-language immersion programs, like 400 others in California public schools, put students on the path to fluency in two or more languages.

California ... where English isn't a priority for "English learners".