sentence: Government plans for education there turned against bilingual education.
sentences_before: Krashen lives and works in California.
sentences_after: Krashen said that this was a bad idea  and responded with research that showed problems with he new policies. He also spoke publicly and wrote many letters to newspaper editors. In 1998,   Krashen campaigned very hard against Proposition 227. Though he tried hard, the proposition passed and got rid of most bilingual education in California. Even though he lost, Krashen continues to work hard in support of bilingual education as other states try to get rid of it.
concept_name: government
headings: Stephen Krashen Educational Activism
categories: 1941 births Living people Bilingualism and second language acquisition researchers