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Bilingual Education Act, U.S. legislation (1968) that offered federal grants to school districts for the purpose of creating educational programs for students with limited English-speaking ability. It was the first time that the U.S. government officially acknowledged that such students need specialized instruction.
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The Bilingual Education Act ( BEA ), also known as the Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, was the first United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of limited English speaking ability (LESA) students. The BEA was introduced in 1967 by Texas senator Ralph Yarborough and was both approved by ...
- January 2, 1968
The Bilingual Education Act (BEA), Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1968, was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability (LESA) students. The BEA was introduced in 1967 by Texas senator Ralph Yarborough and was signed by President Lyndon B.
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Jan 17, 2023 · One past piece of legislation that contains useful EL support mechanisms is the Bilingual Education Act (BEA) of 1968. The BEA was the first federal legislation in the United States that recognized that ELs need additional academic support. Under the initial BEA, $7.5 million in federal grants were given to individual districts to “develop ...
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1968 was another important step for bilingual education. In particular, Title VII of that act, known as the Bilingual Education Act, established federal policy for bilingual education. Citing its recognition of “the special educational needs of the large numbers children of limited English ...
The passage of the Bilingual Education Act in 1968 indicated a major shift in tolerance towards bilingual education but the funding that the law provided to develop bilingual education programs was often premised on a deficit view of bilingual students (Blanton, 2005; Ricento,
The Bilingual Education Act (BEA) of 1968 provided federal grants for school districts to establish educational programs for children with limited English-speaking ability. It was the first time that the U.S. government officially acknowledged that these students needed specialized instruction. The BEA was an amendment to the Elementary and ...
