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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Bilingual Education Laws Bilingual education has been a hot topic among teachers for many, many years.Below are some of the laws passed within the last 50 years that have shaped our nation's bilingual education. Bilingual Education Act of 1968 Aprender Passed in 1968, this law from Congress provided federal funds for education non-native English speakers (Kauchak & Eggen, 2008). This is the first law addressing the need for bilingual education, however it does not provide a concrete definition of what bilingual education is (de Jong, 2011). The Bilingual Education Act "was introduced by Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas, who noted that Spanish-speaking students in his state completed, on average, 4 years of schooling less than their Anglo peers. The lack of resources and trained personnel and the absence of special programs to meet the needs of these students contributed to this educational failure. Yarborough proposed bilingual education as a solution to what he perceived was a problem of English proficiency" (de Jong, 2011). The Bilingual Education Act "was introduced by Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas, who noted that Spanish-speaking students in his state completed, on average, 4 years of schooling less than their Anglo peers. The lack of resources and trained personnel and the absence of special programs to meet the needs of these students contributed to this educational failure. Yarborough proposed bilingual education as a solution to what he perceived was a problem of English proficiency" (de Jong, 2011). Lau v. Nichols of 1974 In 1906 San Francisco created segregated schools for Asian-Americans and instruction was to be given only in English. In the case of Lau v. Nichols, a federal courtruled that the San Francisco school system had violated the rights of Chinese American students bynot providing a comprehensive education (Kauchak & Eggen, 2008). The outcome forced school districts to provide instruction in a students first language if the student was not fluent in English. Apprendre Bilingual Education Act Amendments of 1974 This law was passed in order to provide incentives, by way of funds, to states that decide to implement bilingual education programs, provide bilingual teacher preparation, and engage in bilingual program development (de Jong, 2011). In 2002 Congress failed to renew the Bilingual Education Act, opting to replace it with the No Child Left Behind Act (Kauchak & Eggen, 2008). Malaman Katie MillironFebruary 17, 2014Greg Twogood
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