Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-161) and index.
Origins of federal bilingual education policy -- The expansion of bilingual education, 1968-1978 -- Retrenchment and redefinition, 1980-1988 -- The final push, 1990s.
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Bilingual education is one of the most contentious and misunderstood educational programs in the country. This text studies the origins, evolution, and consequences of federal bilingual education policy from 1960 to 2001, with particular attention to the activist years after 1978, when bilingual policy was heatedly contested.
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Contested policy.
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Education, Bilingual-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Educational equalization-- United States-- History-- 20th century.