Timeline of Bilingual Education

True or False:

The 1868-14th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees all citizens equal protection of the law.

• True

• False

An amendment to (ESEA) that provided competitive grants to establish bilingual programs for students who did not speak English and were economically poor.

• 1965-Immigration and Naturalization Act

• 1964-Civil Rights Act

• 1968- Title VII Bilingual Education Act

• California Proposition 187 (Save Our State Initiative)

The three-pronged Castandea test for bilingual education programs that includes theory, practice, and results.

• 1981- Castandea v. Pickard

• 1982- Plyer v. Doe

• 1974-Lau v. Nichols

• 1965- Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

Funding given to states to improve the education of limited English proficient students, to help them learn English in order to meet challenging state academic content standards.

• 1965- Immigrations and Naturalization Act

• 1974- Lau V Nicholos

• 2001-No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• 1998- California Proposition 227

What law was formed that outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin?

• Immigration and naturalization Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965

• Title VII Bilingual Education Act of 1968

What was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965?

• The first federal education law that provides federal funds to meet the needs of "educationally deprived children".

• A US supreme court decision established that language programs for language minorities not proficient in English were to be given equal education opportunities

• An act that provided grants to establish bilingual programs for non English speakers

• An act that eliminates racial criteria for admission and emphasizes the goal of "family unification"

True or False:

The Lau V. Nichols is a US supreme court decision that established that language programs for language minorities not proficient in English were necessary to provide equal educational opportunities.

• True

• False

A supreme court decision stated, under the 14th Amendment, states cannot deny free public education to undocumented students.

• 1994-California Proposition 187

• 1974-Lau V Nichols

• 1981-Castaneda v. Pickard

• 1982- Plyer v. Doe

What did the 1906-Nationality Act do?

• Was the first legislation requiring immigrants to speak English to become naturalized.

• Allowed a dozen of states to promote bilingual education in languages such as German, French and Polish.

• Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

• Provided federal funds to meet the needs of "educationally deprived children".

Which proposition was aimed to prohibit undocumented immigrants from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other services but was ruled unconstitutional?

• 1868-The 14th amendment

• 1994-California Proposition 187 ("Save Our State"

• 1906-Nationality Act