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First billingual education program began
In 1839, Ohio passed a law allowing the introduction of the German language to the public school classroom with parental consent. -
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Evolving billingual education in U.S. schools
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Louisiana begin billingual (French-English) education
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The New Mexico Territory adds Spanish to the curriculum
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States add billingual curriculum
By this time, more than a dozen states have passed laws for a bilingual curriculum while many other territories taught a bilingual course without official approval. The primary language to be added was German (well more than even Spanish is witnessed in recent history). -
Education in Native American languages prohibited (English Only)
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# of school aged children not speaking English at home rose from 4.7 million to 11.2 million
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Ban on foreign language curriculum ruled unconstitutional
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The Bilingual Education Act of 1968
Introduced by Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough and signed into legislation by President Johnson, this valuable Act offered federal funding to schools to offer bilingual education to prevent discrimination. -
Lau vs Nichols
Chinese speaking students in California were falling behind because of affirmative action that forced them to only use English in the classroom. They filed a lawsuit in 1971 that was first denied, but then honored by the Supreme Court in 1974. The Supreme Court ordered extra assistance to English language learners on the basis of discrimination based on race, religion, sex, etc... being forbidden in schools. -
National Association for Bilingual Education is founded
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Arizona passes proposition 203
Passing by overwheming numbers by the population of Arizona, this proposition focuses on better resources and education for English Language Learners -
No Child Left Behind Act
