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First Steps in Bilingual Education
Ohio becomes the first state to pass a bilingual education law so that German students could attend class with English-speaking students. -
Viva La Louisiana
Louisiana enacts bilingual provisions in eduction for French and English students -
Old New Mexico
New Mexico Terribtory enacts bilingual education laws for Spanish and English-speaking students. -
4% !!
At least 600,000 students were receiving all or part of their education in German. Up until recent years, German was the primary immigrant language. -
WWI and English only
WWI starts, causing distrust of non-English speakers. Most of the states created English-only education laws. -
Unconstitutional!
The English only restrictions are deemed unconstitutional. Bilingual schooling is still mostly dismantled. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The US drops the quota system. The Elementary and Secondary Education act incorporates transitional bilingual education programs. -
Bilingual Education Act of 1968
The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 is passed during a time of growing immigration and the civil rights movement. -
Not just German anymore!
Legal and illegal immigrants keep flocking to America, representing even more dialects in U.S. schools. -
ELL Growing
5.5 million students are English language learners. That's a 100% increase from the 1990s.
