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Historical and Current Issues of Immigration

Lesson 4: Educating European Immigrant Children Before World War I

Reform of NYC Public Schools, 1896 Statistical tables and primary texts about public education in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, with references to the quickly growing immigrant student population. From Columbia University Teachers College.

School of the 21st Century: Responsive Schools Initiative Research on four schools in urban, suburban, and rural communities in meetings the needs of contemporary immigrant students and their families, with particular emphasis on innovative strategies and policy issues. From Yale University Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy.

Live Online: Immigrants and Schools Transcript of discussion with Jorge Ruiz-de-Velasco, research associate in the Urban Institute's Education Policy Center, on the educational challenges facing immigrant students in U.S. secondary schools and the instructors who teach them. Includes links to a three-part series by The Washington Post detailing immigrant education issues at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. From Washingtonpost.com.

Hispanic Youth Dropping Out of U.S. Schools: Measuring the Challenge Report on educational challenges facing Hispanic youth, as evidenced by dramatic high school drop-out rates among this population. Explores long-term policy options. From Pew Hispanic Center. PDF file.

Mexican Immigrants in High Schools: Meeting Their Needs Discussion of the needs of Mexican immigrant students of high school age, the poor response often afforded them by the U.S. educational system, and innovative features of schooling thought to be productive for these students. From Eric Digests.