UNIT:
Lesson: 7
Text Title
Mendez v. Westminster (1947); Mendez v. Westminster case summary
Lau v. Nichols (1974); Lau v Nichols case summary
Main Idea
| Mendez v Westminster (1947) | Lau v Nichols (1974) |
| Mendez v Westminster is a court case which challenged the racial and/or ethnic segregation in public schools. The ruling set the precedent for further desegregation of schools. The case found that segregation violated the constitutional rights of the 14th amendment under the equal protection clause. | Lau v Nichols is a court case which established legal precedent for appropriate and adequate support. The ruling established the legal precedent for enforcing the appropriate and affirmative actions schools must take for supporting multilingual learners. This ruling found that the denial of English language services to multilingual learners violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. |
Essential Question
The unit essential questions developed through this lesson are…
- What opportunities and challenges exist for an education ecosystem experiencing an increase in its multilingual learner population?
Content Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will know/understand that…
- Initiatives and policies can be developed across multiple iterations of legislations.
Literacy Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will strengthen their ability to…
- Identify and examine similar trends across contexts.
Standards Alignment
- Analyze the development of similar central ideas across two or more texts and determine how specific details shape and refine the central idea. (11-12.RN.2.2)
