In this court case it was ruled that there is no equality in simply providing the same materials to students without also ensuring that they have an equal understanding of the English language.
What is Lau v. Nichols 1974?
100
This state is the first to adopt a bilingual education law in 1839.
What is Ohio?
100
During World War I, this language was viewed as a threat to the United States.
What is German?
100
This act provided supplemental funding for school districts interested in establishing programs to meet the needs of limited English speaking students.
What is Bilingual Education Acts of 1968 and 1974?
100
In 2007, these two states had the highest population of 5 year olds and older who spoke a language other than English at home.
What is California and Texas?
200
This amendment laid the groundwork for the rights of students of diverse language backgrounds in education
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
200
This group of people were prohibited from being taught in their own language in 1864.
What is the Native Americans
200
In 1959, Cuban immigrants did what to support bilingual education?
What is start private, bilingual schools?
200
In Denver v. School District No. 1, the decision of Castaneda v. Pickard was used to do this.
What is evaluate the district program for Limited English Proficiency students?
200
This group works to advocate for bilingual education and for support for English Language Learners through policy, programs, and pedagogy.
What is the National Association of Bilingual Education?
300
This legislation, though not directly connected to bilingual education, provided the guidelines for equal opportunities in education for ALL students.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
This person, who was pro-bilingual education, established the first kindergarden in St. Louis that taught solely in German in the 1870s.
Who is William Harris?
300
In this year, the National Association for Bilingual Education was founded.
What is 1975?
300
Four districts in California were granted "waivers" in 1996 that allowed them to do this.
What is dismantle their bilingual education programs?
300
In this state, 59% of secondary school English Learners were in U.S. schools for >6 years without attaining English proficiency.
What is California?
400
The May 25, 1970 Memorandum prohibited this...
What is the denial of access to educational programs because of limited English proficiency?
400
In this year, Native American children were separated from their families and forced to attend boarding schools.
What is 1879?
400
This proposition was an initiative to eliminate California’s bilingual education programs.
What is California Proposition 227?
400
In this year, the United States began a major language restriction effort in schools, one that was especially restrictive of the German language.
What is 1917?
400
This California State Senator proposed legislation to overturn Proposition 227.
Who is Sen. Ricardo Lara?
500
In this year, legislation was introduced to overturn Proposition 227.
What is 2014?
500
A class action law suit by Chinese-speaking students in 1974, fought for bilingual rights in what city?
What is San Francisco?
500
The former California governor who later became president that was against bilingual education?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
500
The three “must haves” of a district resulting from the Casaneda vs. Pickard case in 1981?
What is a pedagogically sound plan for LEP students, sufficiently qualified staff to implement the plan, and a system established to evaluate the program?
500
It won't be until this year that voters will vote on whether or not to repeal Proposition 227 in California.