Key legislative policies/Laws that have influences bilingual issues in both New Mexico and the U.S.
By snchzycln
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Ohio
The state of Ohio becomes the first jurisdiction to formally endorse a form of bilingual instruction due to its large population of German children. -
Louisiana
The state of Louisiana enacts a similar legislation for the instruction of French-speaking children. -
New Mexico
The New Mexico territory passes a law permitting bilingual instruction in English and Spanish language. -
Bennet Law & Edward Law
The Bennet Law (Wisconsin) and the Edward Law (Illinois) were laws passed that required children ages eight to fourteen in both public and private schools to be instructed in English for all major subjects. -
Naturalization Act
The Naturalization Act required all immigrants to speak English in order to become American citizens. This promoted the idea of monolingualism in schools which promoted the loss of Native languages for bilingual students. The Act was signed by Theodore Roosevelt. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The ESA outlined and provided fund for educational programs that were considered necessary for children and public education, the bilingual program was one of them. The act was signed by president Johnson. -
Bilingual Education Act
The act provided federal grants to school districts for the purpose of establishing educational programs for children with limited English-speaking ability. -
Equal Educational Opportunity Act
The Equal Educational Act mandated that all children enrolled in public schools be provided equal educational opportunity regardless of race, color ,sex or national origin. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act (changes from ESEA to Title VII) provided funding to states for English Language acquisition programs only. New provisions focused only on promoting English and helping ELLs meet challenging content standards by creating aligned systems of standards and assessments.
