le, in Massachusetts and Virginia, lawmakers have introduced bills that would prohibit public schools from teaching ebonics. And U.S. Rep. Peter T. King, R-N.Y., has introduced a largely symbolic bill to bar the use of federal money to support "any program that is based upon the premise that 'ebonics' is a legitimate language." Mr. King is an outspoken advocate of making English the official language of government and abolishing federal bilingual education programs. ...
