New Report: Meeting Needs of Immigrant Students

Posted by on August 29, 2003

[posted from Promising Practices in Afterschool Listserv]

Portraits of Four Schools: Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Students and Their Families is a new report from the Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University.

With one out of every five students a recent immigrant or born to parents who are immigrants, schools are changing the way they operate. This report chronicles the experience of four schools set in urban, suburban and rural communities in meeting the needs of immigrant students and families. It provides an in-depth description of each community and school’s efforts in managing the educational challenges that a burgeoning immigrant population may bring. Challenges, innovative strategies and programs, and policy issues are
described in this true to life portrait of Green Bay, WI, Leadville, CO, Stamford, CT and Columbus Junction, IA. Key findings include discussion of schools? relationships with families, school/community partnerships, financial challenges and the role of businesses.

The full report along with information about the initiative is available on the 21C website at http://www.yale.edu/21c.

For more information, contact:
Nicole Fedoravicius
The Center for Child Development and Social Policy
310 Prospect Street Third Floor
New Haven, CT 06511-2187
Telephone: 203-432-9989
Fax: 203-432-9945
email: yale21c@yale.edu
http://www.yale.edu/21c