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Cynthia Benally; Daniel Piper – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
Using a sociocultural approach with Indigenous epistemology, we examine language policies related to Lau. We researched how Lau impacted Native language policies through the "Sinajini v. Board of Education of San Juan School District." Native education rights are embedded in treaty rights. As such, Native students have unique statuses…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Educational Legislation, Indigenous Knowledge, Language Minorities
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Wiese, Ann-Marie; Garcia, Eugene E. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1998
Traces the Bilingual Education Act's (BEA) evolution from its inception (1968) through its most recent reauthorization (1994) as the primary federal legislative effort to provide equal educational opportunity to language minorities. Discusses assimilation versus multiculturalism as a philosophical basis for education reforms, litigation preceding…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Callahan, Rebecca M. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
The language in recent education policy equates academic achievement with reading proficiency for English language learners (ELLs). In response to federal and state accountability efforts focused on reading, California high schools began to substitute reading intervention programs for English language development (ELD) curricula and instruction.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Achievement Tests, Accountability