Results for Mela Leger-Bilingual Education Pioneer
Results for Mela Leger-Bilingual Education Pioneer
Mela Leger-Bilingual Education Pioneer
(1928-2006)
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At four, Manuelita de Atocha (Mela) Lucero Leger read Spanish language newspapers to her blind grandfather in Colonias. Although New Mexico's constitution protects Spanish-speaking students, school children were often punished for speaking Spanish. As a pioneer in bilingual education, ...
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