Discusses contradictions in Federal educational policy regarding mainland v island Puerto Ricans. Reviews recent information on the educational status of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics. Holds that the government has a legal obligation to develop a systematic bilingual education policy and to resolve the segregation of ethnic and language…

Since current compensatory bilingual instruction is reproductive and assimilative in character, it is too limited for facilitating the advancement of linguistic and cultural minorities. Without a well organized community movement toward social change, the system will continue to maintain current social inequalities. (Author/GC)