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The United States government reached a treaty with the Cherokee that recognized their language rights (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
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Ohio is the first state to institute a "blingual education law, authorizing German-English instruction at parent's request (Previti, 2005, para. 1).
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Louisiana became the second state to enact a bilingual education program, offering instruction in both French and English (Previti, 2005).
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New Mexico Territory offers educational instruction in both Spanish and English (Previti, 2005).
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The United States government made Native American students attend classes in a school that was off the reservation (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
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Wisconsin and Illinois pass laws enabling the states to educate students only in the English language (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
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4% of all Elementary students are taught in partial or full German.
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During the mid-1920's bilingual instruction was mostly disassembled (Previti, 2005).
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Previous laws that students be taught only in English are deemed unconstitutional (Previti, 2005).
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Meyer v. Nebraska ensured that people could speak their native language without penalty (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
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Lemon Grove v. Alvarez finds that it is against California law to segregate students (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
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$7.5 million is allotted to finance "seventy-six bilingual educational projects (Diaz-Rico, 2012, "Federal and State Requirements for ELD Services", para. 1).
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Chinese students who could not speak English brought suit against the San Francisco Unified School District because they were not given equal educational opportunities (Diaz-Rico, 2012).
