Tag: Education

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Keeping it Local: Young Nevadan Focuses on Down-Ballot Issues to Reach New Voters

Engaging voters who think the presidential election “is a joke.”

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NYC Underestimates Value of Family Child Care For Immigrant Communities

The city’s reforms make it harder for family child-care providers to survive.

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Lost In Translation: Reforms in NYC’s Child-Care System Fail To Address Language and Cultural Differences

EarlyLearn’s attempts to enforce blanket guidelines is shrinking the number of home-based childcare providers from Immigrant communities

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The DREAM Movement’s New Agenda: Five Young Immigrants Tell Us Why They’ve Moved Beyond Seeking a Pathway to Citizenship

Frustrated with the deadlock in Washington over immigration reform, young immigrant activists are starting to distance themselves from the core goals of the DREAMer movement.

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Education Challenges Ahead for Many Immigrant Youth

Regardless of their immigration status, immigrant youth face a variety of hurdles in school.

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Not Just Childcare – Some Nannies Hired for Language Skills and Cultural Knowledge

A Venezuelan mother in New Jersey says having a bilingual nanny is the best way to teach her children about their roots.

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Podcast: Mexican Youth in New York Drop Out in Record Numbers

High poverty rates, language barriers, immigration status, and trouble accessing financial aid for college are among the contributing factors.

A Film for High School Students Tackles Misconceptions About Undocumented Immigrants

“Living Undocumented” tells the stories of six DREAMers who attended school in New York.

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Applying Korean Standards to NYC Public Schools, Immigrant Mom Decides Her Kids Need More

For Korean-born Choi Fairbanks, New York City schools are just not rigorous enough.