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 transition is eased with resources while learners get up to speed: English language classes for adults, important documents printed in native languages, bilingual education for children. Patricia Lopez, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025 Programs include: bilingual education, language immersion, Montessori education, arts and technology. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024 The contract has cemented proposals for newcomer or immigrant students through a standing bilingual education committee. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 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 29 May. 2025.

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