Learning English: The Changing Shape of Bilingual Education in Massachusetts Since 1965.
Libre, Eloise G.
2014
- Abstract: This research traces the history of bilingual education policy in Massachusetts from 1965 to present, focusing on the town of Malden and its high school as a case study. In 1965, President Johnson’s progressive social reforms set a tone for developing bilingual education policy. Given the newly increased immigrant population and federal funding to schools, the era initiated political ... read moresympathy to students of Limited English Proficiency (LEP). For a quarter century, federal and state legislation facilitated programs that would support those students by developing their native languages alongside English. By the 1990s, opinions about how to teach LEP students had changed, matching a conservative turn in American social policy. New legislation banned native languages from schools in several states, including Massachusetts, thereby drastically shifting the way students learned. This thesis draws correlations between those pieces of legislation and broader American life. Changing socio-economic and socio-political climates in the United States shape the trajectory of bilingual education policy through its undulations since 1965. Overall, this thesis examines issues of immigration and national identity through a lens of bilingual education.read less
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