Bilingual

Bilingual Education Historical Timeline

By tethadam

  • U.S. Articles of Confederation

    U.S. Articles of Confederation
    Early acknowledgment of U.S. multilingualism on the part of the founding fathers.

  • Cherokee Nation Treaty of Washington

    Cherokee Nation Treaty of Washington
    The U.S. Government recognizes the language rights of the Cherokee nation.

  • Congress passes English requirment for naturalized citizenship

    Congress passes English requirment for naturalized citizenship
    First National English-Language requirment.

  • Meyer vs. Nebraska

    Meyer vs. Nebraska
    The Supreme Court strikes down a English only language law in the state of Nebraska. Suit was brought to the court by German Americans.

  • Mendez vs. Westminster School District

    Mendez vs. Westminster School District
    The U.S. Ninth District Court applies the 14th Amendment to schools, insisting "schools must be open to all children.. regardless of lineage"

  • 1964 Civil Rights Act

    1964 Civil Rights Act
    Title VI, Prohibits denail of equal access to education on the basis of race, color, national origin, or limited proficiency in English in the operation of a federally assisted program.

  • Keyes v. School District No.1 Denver, CO

    Keyes v. School District No.1 Denver, CO
    Latinos must be covered by Brown v. Board of Education, Meaning Latino students could not be labled as "White" in order to falsely desegrigate public schools.

  • The Equal Education Opportunities Act

    The Equal Education Opportunities Act
    "No state shall deny equal educational opportunities to an individual on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin by the failure of an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal parcitpation by its students in its instructional programs."

  • Rios v. Read

    Rios v. Read
    Federal Court rulling that states a bilingual program must include a cultural componant.

  • Plyler v. Doe

    Plyler v. Doe
    The U.S. Supreme Court decides that a state's statute that denies school enrollment to children of illegal immigrants "violates the Equal Protection Cluase of the Fourtenth Amendment"

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    Title III of the Act says that Federal Funding is available to support schools in educating English Language Learners.

  • Williams et al. v. State of California et al.

    Williams et al. v. State of California et al.
    California Schools must provide equitable access to textbooks, facilities, and teaching staffs, including teachers of English learners.