PUBLIC LAW 103-382--CM:rr. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3717
"(8) it is the purpose of this title to help ensure that
limited English proficient students master English and develop
high levels of academic attainment in content areas;
" (9) quality bilingual education programs enable children
and youth to learn English and meet high academic standards
including proficiency in more than one language;
"(10) as the world becomes increasingly interdependent
and as international communication becomes a daily occurrence
in government, business, commerce, and family life, multilingual skills constitute an important national resource which
deserves protection and development;
"(11) educational technology has the potential for improving
the education of language-minority and limited English proficient students and their families, and the Federal Government
should foster this development;
"(12) parent and community participation in bilingual education programs contributes to program effectiveness;
"(13) research, evaluation, and data-collection capabilities
in the field of bilingual education need to be strengthened
so that educators and other staff can better identify and promote those programs, program implementation strategies, and
instructional practices that result in effective education of limited English proficient children;
"(14) the use of a child or youth's native language and
culture in classroom instruction can—
"(A) promote self-esteem and contribute to academic
achievement and learning English by limited English proficient children and youth;
"(B) benefit English-proficient children and youth who
also participate in such programs; and
"(C) develop our Nation's national language resources,
thus promoting our Nation's competitiveness in the global
economy;
"(15) the Federal Government, as exemplified by title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 204(f) of the Equal
Education Opportunities Act of 1974, has a special and continuing obligation to ensure that States and local school districts
take appropriate action to provide equal educational opportunities to children and youth of limited English proficiency; and
"(16) the FedersJ Government also, as exemplified by the
Federal Government's efforts under this title, has a special
and continuing obligation to assist States and local school districts in developing the capacity to provide programs of instruction that offer limited English proficient children and youth
an equal educational opportunity.
"(b) POLICY. —The Congress declares it to be the policy of the
United States, in order to ensure equal educational opportunity
for all children and youth and to promote educational excellence,
to assist State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education and community-based organizations to build their capacity to establish, implement, and sustain programs of instruction
for children and youth of limited English proficiency.
"(c) PURPOSE.— The purpose of this part is to educate limited
English proficient children and youth to meet the same rigorous
standards for academic performance expected of all children and
youth, including meeting challenging State content standards and
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