This brief is the fourth of a four-part series that focuses on bilingual education, bilingual educators, and addressing the bilingual teacher shortage in contexts across the United States. This research was commissioned by the New Jersey State Department of Education, which is committed to providing quality bilingual education to its linguistically diverse student population. In this brief, we describe Washington state's approach to bilingual education and detail the ways in which state leaders have leveraged policy and funding to expand access to it. We also offer specific policy considerations for strengthening bilingual education and developing bilingual educators in states across the country.