Definition of Bilingual Education

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An education program for children whose native language is not English. Children are taught for some portion of the day in their native language, with the goal of moving them into mainstream English classes as quickly as possible - usually within two to three years. Ideally, such programs allow students to keep up academically because they can learn subject matter in their native language while they learn English.

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