The Bilingual Education Act: A Legislative Analysis.

Abstract

This analysis explicates federal legislation which is foundation for many bilingual education-efforts in United States today. The first section sets forth political background. that led to passage of Bilingual Education Act of 1968.. This background information considers experiences of Hispanic population in _southwest, American Indian, and-the European. isuigrant. The. history of restriction and-tolerance of .non-Englith-speakers is set forth. The-second section is.an examination of existing bilingual education legislation set forth .analytically, but with some attention to evolution from 1968 to 1974,and then 1978. Breadth of Coverageipurposes, program design, allocation process, application process for program grants, and program administration are discussed. The concluding section addresses questions raised by Congress and recent reports which suggest future direOtions and issues for bilingual education. (JB) ******i!**************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are best that can be made * from the original document. *********************************************************************** illriIllillaiqllIll PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS I NOMATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY