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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > curriculum and instruction > bilingual education > policy evolution > affirmative steps to English

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affirmative steps to English  

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  • Prior to 1970, most teachers and education policymakers in the United States felt safe in assuming that the responsibility to learn English, at any age, lay with students and families. A socially Darwinian perspective prevailed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Affirmative Steps to English]

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