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European immigrants settle and began to run their
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Ben Franklin writes of concern that Pennsylvania will become a German colony. He states, “instead of learning our language, we must learn theirs, or live as in a foreign country.”
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Ohio is the first state to adopt a bilingual education law.
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Congress did not allow Native Americans to be taught
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Congress passes the first federal language law
The US enters WWI, spurring a wave of language
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Congress passes the Bilingual Act of 1968
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The National Association for Bilingual Education is developed
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The anti-bilingual ordinance was passed in Florida by voters in Dade County.
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Proposition 187 (California)
Proposition 187 is introduced to deny illegal immigrants health care, social services, and public education. -
Proposition 227 says that all California students must be taught in English as rapidly as possible. The proposition places non-English speaking students in a short-term English immersion program.
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No Child Left Behind Act
The act was originally the Bilingual Education/Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964-5.
