Welcoming Immigrant Students to Public Schools

Immigrant students face multiple obstacles when adjusting to their new lives in the United States. Their formative years are spent in school and this environment has a profound effect on shaping their future as productive citizens. Schools can help ease their transition and in fact, must. The US Dept of Education guidelines remind schools that in order to comply with federal laws, they must ensure “that students are not barred from enrolling in public schools at the elementary and secondary level on the basis of their own citizenship or immigration status or that of their parents or guardians.” Once enrolled, schools can find ways to help these students flourish.

• Equity Brief: Promoting a Safe and Welcoming Environment for Immigrant Students
• The Practitioner’s Perspective: Creating a Welcoming Environment for Immigrant Students
• Monthly Digest: Newsletter from May 2017