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bilingual education

American  

noun

  1. schooling in which those not fluent in the standard or national language are taught in their own language.


Etymology

Origin of bilingual education

First recorded in 1970–75

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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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