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Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico balks at Trump’s proposal to require English at Head Start centers

The U.S. government is proposing that all Head Start programs conduct instruction exclusively in English, and some of the strongest outcry is coming from Puerto Rico.

16 October 2026Live

Sources

The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/spanish-speaking-puerto-rico-balks-at-trumps-proposal-to-require-english-at-head-start-centers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

The U.S. government is proposing that all Head Start programs conduct instruction exclusively in English, and some of the strongest outcry is coming from Puerto Rico.

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