Editing Languages of the United States (section)

===Education===
[[Bilingual education by country or region#United States|Bilingual education in the United States]], often a different concept from [[language immersion]] or [[Dual language|dual-language school]] programs, is an area of political controversy. In standard bilingual classes, the non-English language (typically Spanish or Chinese) is utilized over a period of time when students' English-language proficiency is lacking. Otherwise the [[medium of instruction]] at almost all U.S. schools, at all levels, is English. The exceptions are in language classes such as French or German, or in general education in the territory of [[Puerto Rico]], where Spanish is standard. English is the language of instruction in the territory of [[American Samoa]], despite most students speaking [[Samoan language|Samoan]] as their native language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doe.as/files/user/2/file/SB%20Elementary%20Math%20Standards.pdf|title=American Samoa Department of Education - Mathematics Content Standards|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103012910/https://www.doe.as/files/user/2/file/SB%20Elementary%20Math%20Standards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are also hundreds of [[Language immersion#United States|language immersion]] and dual-language schools across the United States that teach in a variety of languages, including Spanish, [[Hawaiian language#Hawaiian in schools|Hawaiian]], [[Chamorro language#Revitalization efforts|Chamorro]], [[French language|French]], and [[Mandarin Chinese]] (for example, the [[Mandarin Immersion Magnet School]] in [[Houston]], Texas). However, English is a mandatory class in all these schools.