William Rodney Herring's Courses

The purpose of the OSB's resolution was to determine whether Ebonics was a language because if so, many black kids would be eligible for bilingual education funds. I understood Ebonics to be black english and in its positive definition it is simply defined to be a language.
The Federal Bilingual Education Act is cited by the School Board to reinforce the fact that youths of "limited English proficiency" must be taught by these bilingual education programs. The LSA Statement of Language Rights is also cited to commend the school board on their decision. The LSA thinks the diversity in language is great, but standard English has its benefits and should be taught to those who want it. In summary, the OSB school board found Ebonics to be a separate language from standard English and this finding sparked a hot debate among many.