An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy.
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Ohio University Ohio ESL English Topics to read, write, and talk about Please contact John McVicker (mcvicker@ohiou.edu) with questions, comments, suggestions, or to let us know about other topic-based resources. Society and Politics Directories: general directories about many subjects History and Culture Specialized Directories: on politics, history, science, etc Science and Technology ...
www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/index.html
The evolution of the bilingual education debate from its origin in the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Bilingual Education Act (1968).
www-hoover.stanford.edu/publications/he/22/22a.html
Archived - On January 25, 1994, the Improving America's Schools Act was signed into law. This is the text of the legislation.
www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA/sec7101.html
Bilingual Education Websites http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/pathways/smt_literacy For teachers of bilingual students: A website providing information on classroom centered practices, organizations and programs, funding resources, and online resources related to science, mathematics, and technology education. Developed by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education at Columbia Teachers College and ...
www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/bilingual.html
Why even Latino parents are rejecting bilingual education ...
www.theatlantic.com/issues/98may/biling.htm
DOUBLE TALK September 29, 1997 Questions asked in this forum: What if the tables were turned: you lived in China and didn't speak Chinese Do bilingual classes exist for educational or cultural purposes What is the scientific evidence that bilingual education does or does not work How does institutional racism influence the bilingual debate Are there bilingual programs for students who come ...
www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/september97/bilingual_9-29.html
IDRA Newsletter - January 1998 In This Issue: Bilingual Education Effective Implementation of Bilingual Programs: Reflections from the Field, by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Adela Solis, Ph.D. Showcasing Exemplary Instructional Practices in Bilingual and ESL Classrooms, by Adela Solis, Ph.D. Who is Teaching the Children More Trained Bilingual Teachers are Needed for Excellent Education, ...
www.idra.org/Newslttr/1998/Jan/Josie.htm
Conference on Bilingual Education, a non-Specialist Report J. Manuel Urrutia On Thursday, January 29, I attended the second day of a two-day conference titled Generations at Risk: the Realities and Debates of Bilingual Education. It took place at UC Riverside and was sponsored by several UCR institutes as well as the offices of the Superintendents of Schools of Riverside and San Bernardino ...
www.physics.ucla.edu/~urrutia/chicano/DebunkingMyths.html
Loco, Completamente Loco The many failures of bilingual education By Glenn Garvin Rosa Torres had been dreading this call. Her daughter Angelica's first-grade teacher wanted to come over and talk. The teacher didn't say what she wanted to discuss, but Rosa knew. There had been a program on television, and the unfamiliar English words had rung in her head like a fire alarm: learning disorder.
reason.com/9801/fe.garvin.shtml
LOS ANGELES TIMES Friday, October 23, 1998 Hundreds Wait for Bilingual Education Prop. 227: Requests often fall short of the number needed to form a class. Students are taught in English with support in their native language. By LOUIS SAHAGUN, NICK ANDERSON, Times Staff Writers Hundreds of students whose parents have petitioned for bilingual education in the Los Angeles school system are in ...
www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/NEWS/L.A.Times_Oct23.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES Sunday, January 4, 1998 100 Protest Initiative to End Bilingual Teaching By TINA NGUYEN, Times Staff Writer ANAHEIM--Protesting a ballot measure that would virtually ban bilingual education, about 100 people demonstrated Saturday, saying such instruction helps children better learn English and their native languages. Bilingual education works, said Fullerton College student ...
www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/L.A.Times_Jan4.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES Monday, March 2, 1998 A LOOK AHEAD * Amid debate over bilingual education comes supportive research from L.A. Unified and Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. But with critics calling research seriously flawed . . . Opinions Vary on Studies That Back Bilingual Classes By AMY PYLE, Times Education Writer As the debate over bilingual education bounds toward a spring ballot initiative, ...
www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/L.A.Times_March2unz.html
Brisk stresses bilingual education for Americans By Karen Eschbacher Daily Free Press Staff Writer When Maria E. Brisk came to America as a graduate student, she was lucky enough to be fluent in English as well as her native Spanish. But the Boston University professor realizes not every child has been awarded such a chance. An associate professor at BU's School of Education since 1974, Brisk ...
www.dailyfreepress.com/media/paper87/DFPArchive/frontpage/1108964.html
Bill Summary & Status for the 105th Congress NEW SEARCH | HOME | HELP H.R.3892 Sponsor: Rep Riggs, Frank(introduced 5/19/1998) Related Bills: H.RES.516 Latest Major Action: 9/14/1998 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish ...
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