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Stated students were granted rights to meaningful education, as well as access to financial assistance.
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Added federal aid to public schools.
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The first bilingual education program at a federal level. Providing funding for school districts interested in promoting bilingual programs.
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Focused on the need of providing linguistically appropriate instructions to non native speakers.
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Opened the selection criteria to all income homes (the BEA of 1968 was only for low income families.). Stipulated the need for progress reports.
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An amendment is proposed by U.S Senator S.I. Hayakawa to establish English as the official language of United States.
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The state of Utah promotes state wide English-only laws.
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A proposition to support assimilation over multiculturalism, therefore looking to get rid of bilingual classes altogether.
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Similar to the California Proposition 227, it aimed to replace bilingual education with sheltered English immersion programs.
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Put pressure on schools to close the gap on non native speakers with rigorous testing.
