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bilingual education

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Definition of bilingual education

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web The first three stories in the series published today focus on the topics of bilingual education, college education, and Latinos in politics. — Staff, USA TODAY, "USA TODAY Launches “Hecho en USA” Series on Latino Community in the United States," 7 Jan. 2020 Macias said Jackson has championed the expansion of bilingual education initiatives. — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, "CPS students learning English have academic successes on par with peers, new ‘milestone’ study says," 3 Dec. 2019 Both France and Spain already invest in bilingual education, which makes their relatively low score on EF’s English proficiency index worrying for policymakers. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, "Europe’s largest economies are falling behind in English," 5 Nov. 2019 Depending on their scores, students may be placed in a transitional bilingual education program, according to CPS. — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, "CPS students learning English have academic successes on par with peers, new ‘milestone’ study says," 3 Dec. 2019 In Nunavut, the northernmost Canadian territory, where most Inuit live, not all schools offer classes in Inuktut even though the territory has mandated bilingual education by 2020. — The Economist, "The Inuit agree on a common writing system," 3 Oct. 2019 In the late 1990s and early 2000s, some states banned bilingual education. — Richard Fausset, New York Times, "Louisiana Says ‘Oui’ to French, Amid Explosion in Dual-Language Schools," 21 Aug. 2019 Pawlowski has a background in science education and bilingual education and was previously assistant principal of McWhirter Elementary. — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, "Meet Clear Creek ISD's new principals ... and its new elementary school," 9 Aug. 2019 Quentin worked with Republicans to oppose bilingual education and bilingual voting and to undermine HIV education in our schools. — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, "Quentin Kopp harrumphs again, says he’ll run against state Sen. Scott Wiener," 31 July 2019

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1900, in the meaning defined above

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“Bilingual education.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 27 January 2020.

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