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Schools Helping Guide Unaccompanied Minors to a Better Life
Nearly 1,500 miles separate Honduras and Texas—a little more than three hours by plane, and 40 hours by car. For 14-year-old Manolo (his name has been changed to protect his identity), the journey took...
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“Teach to the Test” Robbing Newcomer Students of Precious Language-Learning Time
At Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland, Sunny Deitrick’s classroom serves as a haven for newcomer students. Here, first and second generation teenagers from different countries meet to study...
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Fear and Longing: Life for Students with Undocumented Parents
AUSTIN, Texas—”Would you go?” This is the question that silences 16-year-old Jacqui, tightens her wide smile into a thin line, and provokes a low sigh. Her mother sits next to her—motionless—her gaze...
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“They Will Have to Come Through Us,” NEA President Tells DREAMers
Axel Herrera Ramos, a 19-year-old sophomore at Duke University, remembers the sound of the rain on the metal roof of his childhood home in Honduras. But that’s about all he remembers. Since age 7, he...
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Coming to America: Books Celebrating Immigrants, Refugees
We teach our students that America is a nation of immigrants, where we welcome and celebrate those with the courage to take a chance and risk everything to seek a better, safer life for themselves and...
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‘The Newcomers’: Refugee Students’ First Year in a U.S. Classroom
For refugee families fleeing war-torn or drought-ravaged countries, the journey doesn’t end when they find a safer home. Adjusting to a new country presents a host of daunting challenges, particularly...
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NEA Offers ELL Blended Learning Courses
Veronica Miranda-Pinkney, a San Jose, California, elementary school teacher, says we need to change our mindset about having English Language Learners (ELLs) in our classrooms. “We can’t keep doing...
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Dual-Language Immersion Programs Boost Student Success
If you are an English Language Learner (ELL) enrolled in a dual immersion program, learning to speak, read, and write English is about many things. It’s about new words. It’s about pronunciation. It’s...
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