bilingual education
noun
: education in an English-language school system in which students with little fluency in English are taught in both their native language and English
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These programs are critical pipelines for training and placing teachers in high-need areas, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), special education, and bilingual education.
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Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
But the pronouncement was the biggest victory yet for the country’s English-only movement, which has long been tied to efforts to restrict bilingual education and immigration to the United States.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The largest investment, $10 million, will go to inclusive education services, with another $4 million for bilingual education, reflecting the Inclusive Education Plan overhaul announced in 2023.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, special academic programs, like for bilingual education or Advanced Placement (AP) classes, were not equitably spread across the district.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Scott White, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
But the pronouncement was the biggest victory yet for the country’s English-only movement, which has long been tied to efforts to restrict bilingual education and immigration to the United States.
—Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The largest investment, $10 million, will go to inclusive education services, with another $4 million for bilingual education, reflecting the Inclusive Education Plan overhaul announced in 2023.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, special academic programs, like for bilingual education or Advanced Placement (AP) classes, were not equitably spread across the district.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bilingual education
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“Bilingual education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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