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The Progression of Bilingual Education in the United States

By andyboyde
  • Mo Hock Ke Lok Po v. Stainback

    Mo Hock Ke Lok Po v. Stainback

    This court case gives a parent the right to have their child taught in a different language, For more information: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/336/368/case.html
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    This law prevents separating children in schools based on their race i.e., black or white. For more information : http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483
  • Bilingual Education Act of 1968

    Bilingual Education Act of 1968

    This is a law that allows funding for bilingual education programs in schools.
  • Bilingual Education Act of 1974

    Bilingual Education Act of 1974

    Bilingual education act is amended to clarify the meaning of the amendment.
  • Lau v. Nichols Case

    Lau v. Nichols Case

    The Supreme Court of the United States rules that all students must be treated equally regardless of their language. See more at: http://cases.laws.com/lau-v-nichols#sthash.83oAeKqH.dpuf
  • Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974

    Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974

    This act states that noone can deny equal education to any person on the basis of gender, race, color, or nationality.
  • Office of Civil Rights published the Lau Remedies

    Office of Civil Rights published the Lau Remedies

    Office of Civil Rights published the Lau Remedies based on the outcome of the court case Lau v. Nichols. For more information : http://www.ncela.us/files/rcd/BE021037/Fall88_6.pdf
  • Senator S.I. Hayakawa proposes amendment establishing English as official language of U.S.

    Senator S.I. Hayakawa proposes amendment establishing English as official language of U.S.

    Senator S.I. Hayakawa wants English to be the official language of U.S.
  • Plyler v. Doe (1982)

    Plyler v. Doe (1982)

    This Supreme Court case provided that all children, rno matter what their immigrant status, have the right to a free public school education where they live.
  • Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. Signed by President Clinton

    Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. Signed by President Clinton

    This law sought to improve the previous Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.The President signed this law in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (MA).
  • Proposition 203 Passed in Arizona

    Proposition 203 Passed in Arizona

    Proposition 203 put limits on the instruction types available to ELL's. Before this there were no limits on immersion instruction.
  • 2001: No Child Left Behind Act Proposed by President George W. Bush

    2001: No Child Left Behind Act Proposed by President George W. Bush

    No Child Left Behind Act
    The No Child Left Behind Act was proposedin 2001 to ensure that every child receives an education.
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    NCLB Act

  • No Child left Behind Act signed into Law by President Bush

    No Child left Behind Act signed into Law by President Bush

    After President Bush signs the law, NCLB officially becomes a law.
  • Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

    Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

    The Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act will provide funding for programs to teach students in their native language. This Act will help students speak fluently in both languages.

  • References

    Bangura, Abdul Karim, and Martin C. Muo. United States Congress & Bilingual Education. New York: Peter Lang, 2001.
    Diaz-Rico, L.T. (2012). A course for teaching English learners (2nd edition). Boston, MA: Pearson Education
    http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html
    http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483
    https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/336/368/case.html