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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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.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
The federal department oversees key programs such as Title I, which helps fund education of low-income students and special and bilingual education.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
Northside schools have fewer specialty programs, like those in bilingual education or dual college enrollment, and many families bus their kids to schools farther south.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Meléndez graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and two master’s from Columbia University Teachers College in organizational leadership and bilingual education, before getting her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Latino parenting practices.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
The federal department oversees key programs such as Title I, which helps fund education of low-income students and special and bilingual education.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
Northside schools have fewer specialty programs, like those in bilingual education or dual college enrollment, and many families bus their kids to schools farther south.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Meléndez graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and two master’s from Columbia University Teachers College in organizational leadership and bilingual education, before getting her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Latino parenting practices.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bilingual education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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