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Educating newcomers : K-12 public schooling for undocumented and asylum-seeking children in the United States / Shelly Culbertson, Julia H. Kaufman, Jenna W. Kramer, Brian Phillips.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Culbertson, Shelly, author.
- Kaufman, Julia H., author.
- Kramer, Jenna W., author.
- Phillips, Brian M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrant children--Education--United States.
- Immigrant children.
- Latin American students--United States--Social conditions.
- Latin American students.
- Social conditions.
- Immigrant children--Education.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 113 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2021]
- Summary:
- Migration over the U.S. southwest border in the past decade has been composed of growing numbers of undocumented and asylum-seeking families and children from Mexico and Central America, with larger increases starting in fiscal year (FY) 2017. By U.S. law, states must provide education to all children, regardless of immigration status. Yet sufficient information needed for policymaking is lacking, in particular about the ages and geographic locations of the children by state and district, needs for teachers and staff to accommodate these children, and experiences and good practices in schools. To fill this gap, the authors model the numbers of such children by state between FYs 2017 and 2019, review the federal and state policy landscapes for their education, and provide case studies of how schools are managing education for these children in Jefferson Parish Schools in Louisiana and Oakland Unified School District in California. The report specifically aims to help various stakeholders understand the broad range of issues and implications related to population increases in undocumented and asylum-seeking children over the southwest border, including the affordances and challenges of current federal and state immigration policies, numbers of school staff necessary to serve these students, and critical strategies and remaining challenges for supporting these children in U.S. school systems. The authors offer recommendations to school leaders, state officials, and federal policymakers about how to better provide education for this population and support schools in doing so.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction
- Migration over the U.S. Southwest Border Is Increasing
- Why Are These Migration Flows of Children Happening?
- What Are the Policy Implications of Large Surges in Immigrant Children?
- Study Approach
- Limitations
- A Road Map of This Report
- ch. Two The Number and Locations of the Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children
- National Estimates of Recent Arrivals
- Estimated Age Distribution and Share Enrolled in School
- Estimated Geographic Distribution and Impacts on State and County School Systems
- Summary and Implications for the Future
- ch. Three The Federal and State Policy Landscapes
- How Federal Immigration Law and Policy Affect Migration of Children Over the U.S. Southwest Border
- What Happens to Migrant Children at the Border?
- What Is Federal Policy Regarding Access to Education for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children?
- What State Immigration Policies Shape Access to Education for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children?
- What Are Federal and State Resources and Responsibilities Regarding the Education of Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children?
- Summary
- ch. Four Educator Experiences in California and Louisiana
- State Policy Context for Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in Louisiana and California
- Overview of Two Case Study School Districts: Jefferson Parish in Louisiana and Oakland Unified in California
- Perspectives from Case Study District and School Staff on Challenges and Useful Approaches for Supporting This Population of Students
- Funding and Accountability as Federal Policy Challenges
- ch. Five Recommendations, Conclusions, and Implications
- Developing Policies and Processes to Address the Initial Needs of Children and Youth When They Cross the Border
- Developing Policies and Processes to Address Needs of Children and Youth When They Are in K
- 12 Schools
- APPENDIX
- Modeling Approach and Data Tables.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF document (title page; viewed September 24, 2021).
- "RAND Education and Labor."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-112).
- ISBN:
- 9781977407405
- 1977407404
- OCLC:
- 1272913624
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