Oakland School Board Ebonics resolution
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Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_policy
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Oakland_Unified_School_District_Board
December 18, 1996 |
| gptkbp:controversy |
sparked national debate on language and education
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oakland School Board Ebonics resolution
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased awareness of linguistic diversity in education
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
linguistic research on African American Vernacular English
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Oakland,_California
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national and international media attention
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| gptkbp:purpose |
recognize Ebonics as a primary language of many African American students
improve educational outcomes for African American students |
| gptkbp:response |
U.S. Senate condemned the resolution
U.S. Department of Education clarified funding policies |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:African_American_Vernacular_English
gptkb:Ebonics |
| gptkbp:updated |
January 15, 1997
clarified Ebonics as a dialect, not a separate language |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ebonics_controversy
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