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Weiner, Richard E. – Journal of Law and Education, 1983
Develops specific guidelines for establishing a bilingual education plan based on an analysis of the Lau v. Nichols decision and a series of federal laws. Argues that such a program will aid courts that must mandate the establishment of bilingual education plans. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Hirano-Nakanishi, Marsha J.; Osthimer, Elizabeth – 1983
Language minority students are legally entitled to a baseline opportunity for an adequate, affirmative, appropriate, and effective education, allowing them an "equally fair shot" at a high school diploma. Certain absolute legal standards for this baseline educational entitlement are posited to exist; this claim is supported by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingualism, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)