U.S. Language Policy Timeline: in my Lifetime By akoerner 1987 Gomez vs Illinois The U.S. Court of Appeals decided to enforce compliance with the Equal Education Opportunities Act where schools must serve ELL students. 1988 Amendments to Tittle VII 1989 Education Standards K-12 1994 Title VII Reconfiguration 1994 Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) 1994 Proposition 187 1996 H.R 123 1996 Proposal: Ebonics be Recognized as a Native Language 1998 Proposition 227 2000 Proposition 203 2001 No Child Left Behind