Surf these sites: 1968 Bilingual Education Act -- Congress legislated the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 in order to mandate schools to provide bilingual education programs. American Civil Liberties Union Briefing Paper - -- Restrictive language laws have been enacted periodically since the late 19th century, usually in response to new waves of immigration. These laws, in practice if not in intent, have punished immigrants for their foreignness and violated their rights. Declaración Universal de Derechos Lingüísticos -- Entre los días 6 y 8 de junio de 1996 se reunieron en Barcelona, España, 61 ONGs, 30 Centros PEN y 40 expertos en derecho lingüístico de todo el mundo. English Language Fluency Act -- Bill Summary & Status English for the Children -- English for the Children, a California initiative to end bilingual education in public schools, a project of One Nation/One California English for the Children of Arizona -- News articles about the move to end bilingual education in Arizona. Graphic: State Bilingual Education Requirements -- A map view of the bilingual education policy in each state. Language Policy Web Site -- An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy. Massachusetts Law and Regulation -- Chapter 71A: Transitional bilingual education. January, 1997. Media Alliance Toolkit for Bilingual Activists -- Information about Bilingual education and Proposition 227, providing information for educators, students, journalists and parents. Media Alliance. Training and resources for media workers, activists and, community organizations. NAEYC Position on Bilingual Education -- The National Association for the Education of Young Children supports bilingual education and opposes efforts to eliminate the program. The statement is available in English or Spanish, and in HTML or PDF formats. NCSSFL/ACTFL Statement on the study of foreign languages in elementary schools -- The National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) endorses beginning foreign language instruction in the elementary grades for all students. National Committee for Language Rights -- A bilingual site for this group which opposes the Unz initiative in California. READ Institute -- A national organization that supports research on English language learning and on effective schooling for language minority children in the United States. The Brown Berets- Bilingual Education Resources -- Information about parent and student rights, in English and Spanish. Title VII Legislation -- For bilingual education, language enhancement, and language acquisition programs.
Help build the largest human-edited
directory on the web.