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US Colonization and establishment
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Diversity becomes apparent in a blossoming nation
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Articles of Confederation are authored in English, French, and German
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US citiizens of European descent venture out to settle the West
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Native-Americans not included in diversity count
native American children are required to attend English-only schools off their reservation They are punshished if caught speaking their native language.... apparently diversity only applies to white settlers.
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First Anti-bilingual legislation is passed
Wisconsin and Illinois vote to institute English-only education in their schools.
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German is the non-English Language of choice
More than 4% of US elementary students recieve partial to exclusive German bilingual instruction
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Lemon Grove vs. Alvarez
US court rules that segration is illegal in California schools.
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Lau Vs. Nichols
Chinese students sued San Fransisco schools claiming that the only offering English only classes with no supportive learning was a violation of their civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Congress links Bilingual education to an equal opportunity education
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Rios vs. Read
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Dreaded No Child Left Behind
Federal Government mandates that all children- no matter their language or ability shall be held to and tested to the same cookie-cutter standards through state mandated testing.
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EEOA is passed
“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 participation by its students in its instructional programs.” (Diaz-Rico (2012). pg 123. All Children have the right to an education!!!
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