The language barrier becomes an opportunity barrier. We tend to treat language as the last step: build the English version and then add Spanish later if the budget allows. A vendor with a truly bilingual platform will answer these questions in 30 seconds. When assigning homework on an English-only platform, include one question the student must explain to their parent in the family’s home language. District procurement teams rarely hear which tools are failing bilingual families because the feedback doesn’t travel that far.