What is the amount of federal money spent on bilingual education and migrant education each year?
According to a 2000 report from the Office of bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs (OBEMLA), $20 million a year is available for federal grants for bilingual education programs. The federal government provides from $150,000 to $200,000 in five-year grants to 100 different programs. Twenty-five percent of the grant money automatically goes to those schools that have the most Limited English Proficient students.
