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 delay or end of the money threatens bilingual education programs, mental health support, special education services and after-school programs for Latino, Black and multilingual learners, Marrero and Olson said.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
Three years later, in California, voters approved Proposition 227, which effectively eliminated bilingual education for most public-school students.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Last summer, the Illinois State Board of Education launched a bilingual recruitment campaign, with a particular emphasis on roles like special education and bilingual education instructors that targeted both urban and rural areas, to attempt to fill the gaps.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
Three years later, in California, voters approved Proposition 227, which effectively eliminated bilingual education for most public-school students.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Last summer, the Illinois State Board of Education launched a bilingual recruitment campaign, with a particular emphasis on roles like special education and bilingual education instructors that targeted both urban and rural areas, to attempt to fill the gaps.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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
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“Bilingual education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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