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Ohio adopts bilingual Education
Ohio adopts a bilingual education law allowing German-English instruction at the parent's request -
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Bilingual Challenges through the Years
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Native-American children forced to attend off-reservation school
Federal Officials begin seperating Native Americans children from their families and forced to attend boarding schools off the reservation. Students were punished when caught speaking in their native language. -
First anti-bilingual education passed
Wisconsin and Illinois attempt to institute English-Only schools. -
Meyers v. Nebraska
Nebraska enacted a statute saying "An act relating to the teaching of foreign languages in the state of Nebraska," commonly known as the Siman Act. This prohibited anyone from teaching any language other than the English language. The Nebraska law violated the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment. -
Bilingual Education eradicated
Bilingual education was virtually eracticated throughout the United States. -
Del Rio Independent School District v Salvatierra
Texas court finds that the school district cannot segregate spanish speaking students but a higher court rules that in order to teach english to spanish speaking students it is necessary to seperate the students. -
Bilingual Education reborn
Bilingual Education is reborn in Dade County, FL. Cuban immigrants request bilingual schooling for their children -
Congress finances education projects
Congress authorized $7.5 billion to finance 76 bilingual projects. -
Lau v. Nichols
Chinese non-english speaking students sue San Fransico Unified School District claining "sink or swim" violated their civil rights -
Proposition 227
California rejects bilingual education. It required public schools to teach "limited english proficient," this essentially eliminated bilingual classes. -
No Child Left Behind
Federal funding is availble to support schools in educating english learners.
