California is not alone in this struggle. Thirty other states and the District of Columbia report shortages of teachers in the areas of bilingual instruction and English as a Second Language.

在这场争斗中，加州并不是孤军奋战。其他30个州和哥伦比亚特区都报告说，双语教学和英语作为第二语言方面的教师短缺。