California Voters Reject Bilingual Education
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latino History
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: June, 1998
Article abstract: After thirty years of experimentation with bilingual education in California’s public schools, voters decided it did not work and voted overwhelmingly to end it in a ballot initiative.
Bilingualism as an Ideal
Beginning the early education of schoolchildren in their own languages became a goal of California’s bilingual education policy during the 1970’s, when educators hoped that by giving children a strong educational start in their own languages, they would be better prepared to succeed after shifting over to English-language...
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