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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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 In the first year with no federal COVID-era funding, Boston Public Schools officials are proposing a moderate budget increase of 3.5% to about $1.58 billion, with saving from school closures and mergers and new investments in inclusion, bilingual education, staffing and more. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 House Bill 1334 would require the State Board for Educator Certification to waive certification testing fees for teachers working toward getting certified to teach special education or bilingual education. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bilingual education

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bilingual education was in 1900

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“Bilingual education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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