Hi @sideseatdriver!
So....
The language battle...
I might have an @Nemesis1701 moment from some of my brothers (I hope I call us all that) possibly showing their true colors here... But... I've learned to have a thick skin working with all kinds of people in education...
Any who... Yes, Houston in particular makes many efforts to meet the needs of such a diverse community. We have a dual language Arabic school, Mandarin school, French school, and many, MANY Spanish schools. When the Arabic school first opened, there were protests... But now it's settled and everyone's moved on (which will hopefully happen with this President).
My school in particular sends mostly everything in both (English and Spanish) languages. We also offer free English classes to adults through a local community college (unfortunately not as many adults take advantage as I'd like). Point is, we need to EDUCATE!
I'm typing all this on a mobile device, so I won't rant on because it's taking too much effort.
My girls are primarily learning English first, but I want them to learn and be fluent in Spanish (even though I'm not as fluent as I'd expect myself to be), and I'd love them to attend the Mandarin or Arabic school (because knowledge is power and future employment and salary would benefit from it).
Anyway... Carry on... I'm listening...