Migrant students
The students had all recently failed the English Language Arts Regents exam, according to families and staff.
DPS hired 64 new international teachers this year, and its goal is to double that number next year.
Districts enrolled a total of 8,085 newcomer students after the October count and through Feb. 29.
Leaders say hiring community school coordinators, like Aurora has at each of its zone schools, is key to making the model work.
Chicago Public Schools is using local and state definitions to track the enrollment of migrant students, making it harder to understand the needs of new students
The Heritage Foundation is urging states to charge undocumented students tuition to attend public school in an effort to provoke a challenge to the Supreme Court’s landmark Plyler v. Doe ruling.
Denver Public Schools has enrolled more than 3,000 newcomer students since July. Our district is determined to meet the moment.
Parents of Lowell Elementary School students are taking an English literacy class at the school to boost their chances of getting a job, going to college, and being able to help their kids with homework.
Juntos, an immigrant rights organization, found schools lack the proper resources, training, and support to help newcomer students acclimate and succeed.
P.S. Weekly talks with students and educators about the challenges migrant students are facing.
The guidance is new this spring and comes in response to the influx of newcomer students.
Screening students, for example, has taken up a lot more time for some teachers.
Dual language programs are meant to teach students in English and another language.
Federal law that protects the educational rights of homeless children and youth under 21 says young adults should be enrolled in school immediately, but the city is not meeting this requirement, advocates say.
Colorado’s budget committee has been hashing out legislation that would provide $24 million for schools enrolling new arrival students. On Friday, they approved the proposal for consideration.
This New York City school counselor uses art therapy, breathing exercises, and details from her trips to Ecuador to bond with newcomer students at her Queens elementary school.
For parent Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez, one message from a teacher helped her surprise her daughter at school.
Nearly 500 teens and young adults turned away in the second half of 2023, up from seven in the first half, according to data obtained by THE CITY.
As more than 3,500 migrant students have enrolled in Denver Public Schools since the beginning of the school year, the hubs are increasingly serving their families as they build new lives in Denver.
Migrant students and other newcomers sometimes struggle after an initial honeymoon period. A program known as STRONG gives educators tools to help students before those struggles turn into mental health crises.