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

Examples of bilingual education in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Under his leadership, the nonprofit Associates in Research and Education for Development has partnered with public schools and education authorities to expand bilingual education that integrates native languages with French from the earliest years of learning. —Catherine Russell, Time, 15 Apr. 2026

One local leader that Aguilar thinks could be recognized is Irene Gonzalez, who helped pioneer bilingual education programs in East Chicago and helped push for affirmative action. —Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

Teacher morale is increasingly important as states continue to struggle with teacher shortages, especially in hard-to-fill jobs like special education, science, technology, math, engineering and bilingual education. —Diana Lambert, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

The state of bilingual education in Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has been a strong supporter of Structured English Immersion, which is a learning model for English language learners where the majority of instruction is taught in English. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bilingual education

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