Both efforts to enforce and efforts to deviate from standard English in a school setting frequently evoke controversy. What did the introduction of Ebonics in Oakland, California, schools seek to accomplish?
A) to help African American children succeed in school
B) to introduce a new federal policy that allowed the teaching of nonstandard English
C) to replace standard English with black English in the school district
D) to certify teachers as proficient in black English

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The introduction of Ebonics in Oakland, California, schools sought to accomplish helping African American children succeed in school by recognizing and validating their native language and language patterns as a way to support their academic progress. It did not seek to replace standard English with black English or certify teachers as proficient in black English. It also did not introduce a new federal policy that allowed the teaching of nonstandard English.

Both Efforts to Enforce and Efforts to Deviate from Standard