State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) authored a bill that would put a ballot measure before voters in November 2016 to overturn key portions of Proposition 227.

Proposition 227 accomplished at least one of its objectives: The proportion of California’s English-language learners receiving bilingual instruction dropped significantly, from 30 percent prior ...

In 1998, Prop. 227 passed in California with the approval of 61percent of the voters. Since then, several other states have attempted to followCalifornia’s lead with mixed results.

The California Multilingual Education Act will give California public schools more control over dual language acquisition programs. Proposition 58 effectively repeals the English-only requirement of ...

It’s been 13 years since California voters approved Proposition 227, the ballot initiative that limited bilingual education in that state’s public schools.Since then, school districts in the ...

When pollsters mentioned that Proposition 58 would repeal key portions of the “English-only” Proposition 227, support dropped dramatically.

Proposition 227, the 1998 initiative that eliminated most bilingual education in California, was heavily tinged with resentment toward immigrants. But there was also an element of legitimate ...

After nearly two decades, bilingual education in California could be about to stage a resurgence. Since the passage of Proposition 227 in 1998, it has been illegal to teach public school children in a ...

But he felt something else entirely in 1998, by then a 23-year-old student at San Diego State University, when California voters passed Proposition 227.

Despite more than 1,200 students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District who speak English as a second language, the district will continue offering English-based instruction as mandated by ...

Proposition 227 was voted into law with 61 percent of the vote. Now part of California’s extensive education code , the law holds that “all children in California public schools shall be ...

Impact of Proposition 227. California voters in 1998 approved the passage of Proposition 227, dubbed the “English in Public Schools” initiative, which sought to limit dual-language immersion ...