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Coral Way Elementary School
Following the Cuban Revolution, mass numbers of immigrants from Cuba poured into Florida. This prompted Coral Way Elementary school to start the first bilingual and bicultural school program in the country. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
President Johnson signed this act into law as part of his War on Poverty. This act provided funds for low income areas, creating Title 1 schools and and bilingual education for immigrants. -
Hart-Cellar Act
Abolished the National Origins Act allowing Asian and Latin-American immigrants to come into the country. This influx of immigrants changed classroom diversity, creating more dynamic classes -
Bilingual Education Act
This act was created to mandate the introduction of bilingual education in schools. This act provided funds for the programs in schools on a federal level. -
Diana vs California State Board
Court case in which it requires children who are being tested for special education be tested in their primary language. The reason was that there were many students in special education classes who did not have special needs but just could not speak English. -
Indian Education Act
This act was the first of it's kind to establish an agency that oversaw Native American and Alaskan Native educations. It was ground breaking because it realized that the cultural backgrounds of these groups would mean that they required different take on curriculum. -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
Prohibited discrimination based on race and ethnicity. The main focus was to protect those students who have limited English proficiency. -
Lau vs Nichols
This court case was a ruling on the execution of the Civil Rights Act. It expanded the equal educational opportunities to include those who do not speak English. -
Improving America's Schools Act (IASA)
This act is reauthorized the ESEA. It provided additional funding for bilingual and immigrant education. -
Proposition 227
This act required all public education be taught in English in the State of California. This law is still enacted and has impacted how California ELLs have progressed in their educational pursuits.
