Bilingual education is defined as one which involves the use of two languages ​​as a means of entry (May 2008). It is an educational process that aims to promote and “maintain students' bilingualism and biliteracy in the long term by adding another language to the student's existing linguistic repertoire, but not subtracting it” (May 2008, p. 19-20) . Simply put, bilingual education is the use of more than one language to deliver curriculum content. The Bilingual Education Act (BEA) was signed into law in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of the War on Poverty. The policy expressed the United States' commitment to the needs of the growing number of children in public schools whose first language was not English (Petrzela, 2010). This commitment was articulated when President Johnson signed the bill: thousands of Latino children, Indian youth, and others will have a better start and better chance in school. . . .Now we are giving every child in America a better chance to touch their furthest limits. . . . We started a campaign to unlock the full potential of every boy and girl, regardless of their race, their religion or their father's income. (Sanchez, 1973) Bilingual education policy is a political activity rich in historical, social, cultural, and economic contexts (Crawford, 2000; Tolleson & Tsui, 2004). It is connected to legislation, court decisions, and executive actions. (Gandara and Gomez, 2009). The BEA arrived at an exceptional time of domestic upheaval, demographic transformation, and in the wake of the civil rights movement. The law created a pipeline to provide states and local school districts with funds, personal assistance, and other incentives to develop bilingual education programs. The purpose of...... half of the document ...... helped direct large sums of federal money into space research education and language programs. The Soviet launch of Sputniks appeared to overshadow race, religion, state rights, and other issues that had blocked previous attempts (Forrest & Kinser, 2002). One of the great achievements of the era was the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA). This act provided aid to public and private schools at all levels to advance the areas of science, mathematics, and modern foreign languages. The law also provided aid for English as a Second Language programs. According to Forrest and Kinser:The importance of the NDEA lies not in its specific provisions, but in its psychological twist. For the first time in nearly a century, the federal government has shown interest in the quality of education provided by the public and private sectors. (p. 240)