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How did the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA) help the Latino community?

A. It allowed Latinos to integrate with African Americans in the public schools.
B. It required schools to offer bilingual education to Spanish-speaking students.
C. It recruited teachers from Cuba to teach Latino students in the United States.
D. It allowed schools in populated areas to offer a different education to Latinos.

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B. It required schools to offer bilingual education to Spanish-speaking students.

The Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA) was enacted in 1974 and aimed to ensure that students from different language backgrounds received equitable educational opportunities, which included provisions for bilingual education to support Spanish-speaking students within the Latino community.