Ebonics Controversy
In December 1996, the Oakland school board passed a resolution resulting in the Oakland ebonics controversy. The move was criticized partially on the misconception that schools would be "teaching" Ebonics rather than standard English. The board had intended to use a particular set of strategies to bridge students from their home-language to the standardized forms required by school systems. One media consultant, at the time, referred to the press response as a "media race riot." The validity of the school board's position was argued by numerous linguists and educators.
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