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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New staffing cuts proposed by BPS’s FY27 budget may be felt across hundreds of current school employees in the coming year, hitting positions like general education teachers, bilingual education teachers and certain aides hard in a plan drawing early criticism from the district teachers union.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The school teaches around 250 children of the employees and the local community and provides a bilingual education; travelers can visit as well as make a donation for supplies.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2026
That’s why Conviva makes bilingual education and culturally tailored support consistent to its care model and community outreach.
—Conviva Senior Primary Care, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Data available from the Census for three of the grant programs — teacher development, academic enrichment, and bilingual education — shows the Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, received $62 million in the 2022-23 school year.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The school teaches around 250 children of the employees and the local community and provides a bilingual education; travelers can visit as well as make a donation for supplies.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2026
That’s why Conviva makes bilingual education and culturally tailored support consistent to its care model and community outreach.
—Conviva Senior Primary Care, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Data available from the Census for three of the grant programs — teacher development, academic enrichment, and bilingual education — shows the Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, received $62 million in the 2022-23 school year.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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“Bilingual education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual%20education. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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