Bilingual Education Milestones

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English immersion primary method with few remedial services

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1920 - Sink or Swim

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First successful two-way bilingual program

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1963 - Dade County Refugee Program

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Outlawed discrimination on race, color of any federal program

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1964 - Civil Rights Act: Title VI

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Policy to help economically disadvantaged students with bilingual education

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1968 - Bilingual Education Act Title VII

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State's first bilingual education bill acknowledging English as the primary language

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1969 - HB 103

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Bilingual education program requirement for districts with 20 or more LEP students

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1973 - SB121

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"No Child Left Behind" act for improving education of ELLs

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2001 - NCLB

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Monitoring criteria for students exiting bilingual programs

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2005 - HB 1

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Eliminated 6th grade versions of reading and math Spanish exams

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2009 - HB 3

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TEA reporting requirement for students in public or preschool programs

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SB-1871