Regarding bilingual education, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Bilingual education tends to be politically unpopular among majority language speakers.
B)The two-way bilingual education program involves majority group children and children with limited English skills being taught part of the day in English and part in a second language.
C)Studies of bilingual students have found that those who achieve a high level of ability in two languages have better control of attention and better problem-solving skills.
D)For both minority and majority children, learning a second language produces subtractive bilingualism, that is, the loss of proficiency in one's native language.

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Subtractive bilingualism refers to the phenomenon where learning a second language interferes with the maintenance or development of the first language. However, this statement is false in the context of the benefits of bilingual education for both minority and majority children. Research has shown that learning a second language can enhance cognitive skills without necessarily causing loss of proficiency in the native language. In fact, effective bilingual education programs aim to promote bilingualism and biliteracy, enhancing proficiency in both languages.

Regarding Bilingual Education, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE