Embedded Files
1980-2000
Bilingualism: Amendment to the Bilingual Education Act of 1968
Schools districts were allowed to apply for funding to implement and innovate programs for LEP students based on their needs.
Schools had more flexibility and autonomy implementing programs for LEP students and deciding how these students should be taught.
Language Policy (Immigrants): The Supreme Court decided that any student besides their immigration status are eligible to attend public schools.
Schools can’t deny public education to immigrants.
History: Pyler v. Doe (1982) court case
In Texas, a school denied education for illegal immigrant children and tried to charge a $1000.00 tuition fee.
In Tennessee, all instruction was required to be taught in English-only. (1984)
Amendment to the Bilingual Education Act of 1968
Proposed by the Secretary of Education William Bennett
The federal role is to encourage :
Local flexibility
Creativity
Innovation
1998-2015
California Proposition 227
June 2nd, 1998
In California, LEP were required to be taught in “special classes” (mostly in English) and eliminating “bilingual classes” in most cases.
These “special classes "were short-term English immersion programs (students couldn’t stay in the program for more than 1 year)
Restriction of the use of immigrant’s native language.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 2002
States are required to test students’ progress in math and reading from the third grade to the eighth grade and once in high school.
The major focus of this Act is to provide all children a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, this bill has four major roles:
Accountability (achieving academic proficiency)
Flexibility (to use federal education funds to improve student achievement)
Research-based Education
Parent options
Citations
Klein, A. (2017, April 10). No Child Left Behind Overview: Definitions, Requirements, Criticisms, and More.Language Ideology Change Over Time: Lessons for Language Policy in the U.S. State of Arizona and Beyond
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