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These articles gave acknowledgment early of many different languages. This was the beginning of multiple languages being recognized in school systems.
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While other languages such as French, English, and German were being allowed to be taught, this policy authroized Spanish Englsih bilingual education. This was one of the first to allow Spanish in schools.
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Two states attempted to implement schooling only in English. Wisconsin and Illinois wanted to have onyl English taught in their schools, this paved the road for acts such as the EEOA to be developed years later.
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This was the first English langiage requirement on a national level. This showed the struggle that immigrants were having to endure.
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In this court case, the court ruled that Portales schools were ordered to implement a curriculum that was in bilingual and bicultural; and also wanted the school to employ bilingual staff in order to teach this curriculum.
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This act prohibited states from denying equal education opportunities to a person, based on race, sex or national origin; also requring schools to break down language barriers so that every student, including ELLs, would be able to learn.
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This lawsuit involved a group of non English speaking Chinese students suing the San Fransico Unified School districts because they claimed that the school did not offer appropriate language development services (Diaz- Rico, 2012). The Supreme Court voted in favor of the students, and opened doors for other students with limited English proficiency.
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With this case, the federal court ruled that school districts are to be held accountable to ensure that the Bilingual program they have should be held up to certain standard. For example, bilingual teachers should be formally trained in bilingual teaching and so forth (www. prezi.com).
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With this lawsuit, the Supreme Court found that it was not right for states to deny funding for education to illegal immigrant children, This helped illegal immigrant children receive equal educational opportunities along with their peers.
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With this case, the Supreme Court ruled that state boards had the power to enforce compliance with the EEOA, and also declaring that districts had a responsibility to serve ELLs, which meant getting them involved, not just keeping them in the dark not understanding instruction.
