The Case of Proposition 227 and the Ban on Bilingual Education

INTRODUCTION. In 1998, the California voters, by a sixty-one to thirty-nine per- cent margin, passed Proposition 227,2 a ballot initiative innocu-.

In 1998, the California voters, by a 61-39% margin, passed Proposition 227, a ballot initiative innocuously known as "English for the Children." This measure in ...

The Case of Proposition 227 and the Ban on Bilingual Education

References (0) ... Targeted specifically at the elimination of bilingual education programs, Proposition 227 proposed legislation that would mandate that ...

Proposition 227- The Anti Bilingual Education Initiative of 1996

After a volatile political campaign, California voters adopted Proposition 227, the so-called “English for the Children” initiative drafted by advocate Ron Unz.

California Voters Repeal Ban on Bilingual Education

The ballot measure essentially repeals Proposition 227, the 1998 law that made it tougher for districts to offer bilingual education; only ...

"Discrimination by Proxy: The Case of Proposition 227 and the Ban ...

Discrimination by Proxy: The Case of Proposition 227 and the Ban on Bilingual Education ; Authors. Kevin R. Johnson, UC Davis School of LawFollow · George A.

Bilingual Education and Proposition 227: What Really Happened?

Judging by the almost unanimous opposition to Proposition 227 by educational organizations, teachers unions, linguists and political leaders, opponents of the ...

Proposition 227, 1998: English Language in Public Schools.

Proposal · Requires California public schools to teach LEP students in special classes that are taught nearly all in English. This would eliminate "bilingual" ...

The Unz Initiatives and the Abolition of Bilingual Education

In 1998, Silicon Valley millionaire Ron Unz spearheaded the passage of California's Proposition 227, designed to ban bilingual education as an instructional ...

The Return Of Bilingual Education In California? - Texas Public Radio

Nearly two decades after California banned bilingual education, voters next month will have a chance to restore it. Proposition 58 would ...

What Now for Bilingual Education? - Rethinking Schools

Latino attitudes figured as a key issue in the Proposition 227 campaign. But their support for bilingual education seemed far from clear-cut. The first Los ...

The Complicated History Behind California's Vote on Bilingual ...

In 1998, California approved Proposition 227, dramatically shrinking the scope of bilingual education in the state.

The Controversial Passage of Proposition 227

227”, “L.A. Latinos Join Forces to. Save Bilingual Classes”, and “Wilson Backs Ballot Measure to Ban Bilingual Education”, it is clear that ...

Moving from Vision to Reality: Establishing California as a National ...

In 1998, the state passed a referendum, Proposition 227, which mandated English-only instruction for ELs. ... As such, when the ban on bilingual ...

Bilingual education could see a resurgence in CA following ballot ...

California voters effectively banned bilingual education in 1998 by approving Proposition 227, but this year's Proposition 58 could give ...

Proposition 227 (California… - ERIC - Department of Education

In the area of bilingual education, California has dramatically changed its approach to English learners since the passage of Proposition ...

The Bilingual Ban That Worked | City Journal

In 1998, Californians voted to pass Proposition 227, the “English for the Children Act,” and dismantle the state's bilingual-education industry.

DISMANTLING BILINGUAL EDUCATION IMPLEMENTING ...

Since only the Spanish speakers were being taught literacy in their native tongue before Proposition 227, they are the only English Learners who need to be ...

Prop. 227 To End Bilingual Education Wins

The proposition calls for limited-English-proficient students to be taught in a special English-immersion program, in most cases for no more than a year.

The Story of California Proposition 227 (1998)

In Unz's case, he created. Proposition 227: “English for the Children” in 1998 to end bilingual education in California, the country's most linguistically and ...