changes for both American society and its schools. The transformations were

the result of such movements as Bilingual Education, women's' rights activity,

and the passing of the Public Law 94-142 legislation. The incorporation of these

new laws and ideas into society all came with their own consequences. Each of

them helped, in some way, to lessen the inequality of minority groups in America,

like students whose primary language was not English, women, and

handicapped children. They also faced opposition by certain groups, who did not

feel that their inclusion in American life was necessary. Those fighting for the

minorities, though, were steadfast in their efforts, and made many successful

The Bilingual Education movement in America began in the late 1960s. It

was made to be an important issue due to the fact that many Spanish-speaking

children were attending schools that only included the English language in their

curriculum. This resulted in low academic achievement rates for the students.

Bilingual education programs were developed to try to resolve this dilemma in

the American schools. In these programs, teaching was given

produced changes in American society and the education system in the 1960s

brought about different ideas on how to resolve the issue. The first of these

suggested teaching the student's native language and English equally.

what they were receiving previously. They were getting a chance to be educated

children to be students in regular classrooms, an idea called "mainstreaming"

transformed the schools themselves, and also who was attending them. Each

education program because it provided a much more favorable education than

education plan (IEP). This plan was for all handicapped students enrolled in the

These attempts were both supported and opposed by various parties.

speakers, so that they can concentrate on learning the English language. The

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