bilingual education
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bilingual education
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Castañeda’s daughter, Christine Valenciana, associate professor emeritus of elementary and bilingual education at Cal State Fullerton, said her mother was forced to leave Los Angeles by train when she was 9 years old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the late 1970s she was seconded to a project that looked into the feasibility of bilingual education provision for the islands.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025
Ambitious, well-to-do families have found a new way to give their kids an edge without resorting to private school: bilingual education.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2023
Organizers hoped to speed up the creation of a community center for Latinos focused on bilingual education, health services, legal aid, employment opportunities, child care and more.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Supporters of bilingual education thus want it both ways.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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