Status Planning
Title VII of Civil Rights Act (1964)
- Prohibits discrimination based on national origin, race or color in federally funded programs.
Bilingual Ed. Act (1968)
- Provided funds “for local educational agencies to develop and carry on programs designed for new and innovative elementary and secondary levels to meet special educational needs of children from low-income families … with limited English (speaking) abili
Section 1703 (f) of the 1974 EEOA
- Any educational agency should “take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs.”
1975 Amendments to 1965 voting Rights Act
- Mandates bilingual ballots
Language related Supreme Court Rulings (From Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) to Lau v. Nichols (1974)._