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This law would allow German-English instruction if it was requested by the parents.
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New Mexico passed a law recognizing and permitting Spanish instruction in public elementary schools.
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This was congress' first federal language law that required all immigrants seeking naturalization to speak English. This law was put in place to help solve bilingual education issues.
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By 1923, 34 states had laws in place that mandated English only instruction.
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This act provided funds for educational programs that were needed and important for children in public education. One of the programs this act funded was bilingual education.
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This act made it mandatory for schools to provide bilingual education programs. This act was passed during a time when there were a lot of immigrats.
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This amendment gave schools the option of using English-only instruction.
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This proposition was put in place to deny illegal immigrants, or thoses suspected of being so, health care, social services, and public education. This was brought to voters in November of 1994 and was made a law.
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This proposition states that all California students must be taught English as quickly as possible. Non-English speaking students are placed in a short term English immersion program for one year. All public education is required to be instructed in English. It restricts the use of native language for instruction for English learners.
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The act was originally the Bilingual Education/Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964. This act makes it mandatory to measure every public school student's progress in reading and math from the third grade through the eight grade. This act requires all teachers that are teaching Bilingual Education programs to be fluent in English and any other language used in the classroom. This act allow parents the opportunity to enroll students in a Bilingual program for three years.
