Unaccompanied Minors in 2022: A Teacher’s Story

Taking advocacy to a new level: https://www.the74million.org/article/unaccompanied-migrant-teens-have-unique-and-profound-needs-one-new-orleans-teacher-created-a-special-school-to-help-them/

COVID-19 Resources to Support Accurate Translation, Also Lesser Spoken Languages

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USA: Immigrants are part of our recovery from crisis

Appreciating the contributions immigrants make to the US recovery. How and why? 

Muslim Students, COVID-19, and Ramadan

Educators, your advocacy is needed. Morehere

US ESL Advocacy: Check out TESOL’s brandnew Advocacy Center with tons of resources and opportunities for your personal advocacy

https://www.tesol.org/advance-the-field/advocacy-resources

Advocacy for English Learners in the USA

Great resources from Julie Sugarman:

English Learner Insights

• A Guide to Finding and Understanding English Learner Data (Issue No. #1, May 2018)
• A Matter of Design: English Learner Program Models in K-12 Education (Issue No. #2, June 2018)
• Legal Protections for K-12 English Learner and Immigrant-Background Students (Issue No. #3, June 2019)

State Fact Sheets

• English Learners in Select States: Demographics, Outcomes, and State Accountability Policies (August 2018)

Research Reports

• The Unintended Consequences for English Learners of Using the Four-Year Graduation Rate for School Accountability(April 2019)
• Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students (November 2017)
• Funding an Equitable Education for English Learners in the United States (August 2016)

For more information, please contact me at jsugarman@migrationpolicy.org or visit us at www.migrationpolicy.org/integration.

Teacher Advocacy: Fighting the Good Fight: How to Advocate for Your Students Without Losing Your Job

Protect yourself as you protect others. At http://www.readingrockets.org/article/fighting-good-fight-how-advocate-your-students-without-losing-your-job

The hardest question for a third culture kid: Where is home?

Many of us, our children, and our students are faced with this question. Read more about this issue at https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-05-16/where-home-hardest-question-third-culture-kid?amp

9 Tips For Teaching Kindness in the Classroom

Today, teaching kindness strategies is more important than ever. Find strategies at http://www.pbs.org/education/blog/9-tips-for-teaching-kindness-in-the-classroom

Is Labeling Disabeling?

What do you think? An interesting discussion at http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/are-student-labels-helpful-or-harmful/education