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This Head Start center teaches in two languages. A Trump overhaul would require one: English

In Immokalee, Florida, a Head Start preschool where eight children and their teachers pray in English and Spanish before lunch is a daily routine. Most of the 50 children from Guatemalan families are just learning English. Head Start has traditionally employed multilingual teachers to teach English while using students' native languages as a base.

However, President Trump's administration has proposed a significant overhaul that would mandate all education in English. If implemented, this change could eliminate multilingual services and redirect funds toward English-language education and "assimilation." The administration argues that this shift will benefit children's future job prospects and community integration.

However, experts disagree, citing studies that show learning in a child's native language can provide a foundation for learning English.

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