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Do All High School Graduates Count? Unintended Consequences of State Accountability Policies for English Learner Students
This webinar covers findings from MPI's report that investigates the unintended consequences for English Learners of using the four-year graduation rate for school accountability. Speakers examine California’s use of an alternative method to calculate some graduation rates and the options states can consider to broaden the definition of a successful high school by using multiple graduation rate indicators.
How Many Unauthorized Immigrants Graduate from U.S. High Schools Annually?
MPI estimated 98,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools per year, with California and Texas accounting for 44 percent.
The Unintended Consequences for English Learners of Using the Four-Year Graduation Rate for School Accountability
The four-year graduation rate for school accountability disadvantages English Learners, creating incentives to deny enrollment to older newcomers who need more time.
More Than a DREAM (Act), Less Than a Promise
The first bill introduced in the 116th Congress to offer a path to legal status to Dreamers, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, could legalize nearly 2.7 million, MPI estimates.
Breaking New Ground: Ten ideas to revamp integration policy in Europe
MPI Europe's Integration Futures project offers European policymakers a road map for modernising integration amid rising populism and automation.
Promoting Refugee Integration in Challenging Times: The Potential of Two-Generation Strategies
Legal pathways for low-skilled migrants globally are narrow, male-dominated, and unlikely alone to replace unauthorized channels even if meaningfully expanded.
Building Bridges Not Walls: Key Lessons from the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration and Displacement
Marking the U.S. release of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, this event includes a presentation of the report and discussion on the implications of migration and displacement for education and how reforming curricula, pedagogy, and teacher preparation can impact attitudes toward diversity.
Minnesota’s Superdiverse and Growing Dual Language Learner Child Population
Minnesota's superdiverse Dual Language Learners are growing rapidly, yet access gaps and workforce shortfalls leave early learning programs ill-equipped to serve them.
Settling In: A Profile of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States are long settled, economically active, and embedded in communities, but significantly poorer than native-born residents.
English Learners in Select States: Demographics, Outcomes, and State Accountability Policies
English Learner students in the 25 states with the largest such populations lag behind peers on tests and graduation rates.
