“Truthout” publishes this opinion piece on the benefits of bilingual educations, and the author states that denying it is an disrespect and discriminatory practice toward the language and cultural rights of other ethnic and linguistic groups.

“A recent incident in Hempstead Texas made news when a middle school principal ordered Mexican-American students not to speak Spanish or else face punishment. While this principal’s bigoted attitude and behavior may sound like something out of the segregated past this type of incident and psychological abuse of minority children is not an isolated one.” Read the complete text here.