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Analyzing State ESSA Plans for English Learner Accountability: A Framework for Community Stakeholders
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act's English Learner provisions give community stakeholders tools to evaluate state plans and hold schools accountable for student progress.
Weathering Crisis, Forging Ahead: Swedish Asylum and Integration Policy
Sweden's 2015 asylum surge buckled its reception system, and the border controls and benefit cuts that followed may undermine the immigrant integration they were meant to protect.
Immigrants and the New Brain Gain: Ways to Leverage Rising Educational Attainment
Nearly half of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 2011 and 2015 held college degrees, triple the 1990 share. Yet close to 2 million remain underemployed.
New Brain Gain: Rising Human Capital among Recent Immigrants to the United States
The share of recently arrived immigrants who are college educated nearly doubled from the late 1980s to 2011–15, driven by growing flows from Asia and global gains in educational attainment.
Strategic Opportunities for Including English Learners in ESSA State Accountability Plans
Amid implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, this discussion focuses on practices and options that states could adopt to hold schools accountable for English Learners’ achievement in the fairest and most accurate manner.
Trump and DeVos: What Could the New Administration Spell for English Learner and Immigrant Students?
Outcomes for English Learner and immigrant students could be reshaped as a result of President Donald Trump's executive orders and the agenda of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Strengthening Local Education Systems for Newly Arrived Adults and Children: Empowering cities through better use of EU instruments
European cities lack the policy authority, flexible budgets, and EU support needed to educate newly arrived migrants effectively despite bearing the frontline burden.
Facts about English Learners and the NCLB/ESSA Transition in Select States
State-level data on English Learner demographics and outcomes can equip policymakers and community organizations to navigate federal education shifts.
Rebuilding after Crisis: Embedding Refugee Integration in Migration Management Systems (Council Statement)
Successful refugee integration after Europe’s 2015-16 migration crisis requires aligning asylum and integration systems while rebuilding public trust in government’s ability to manage migration.
Reducing Integration Barriers Facing Foreign-Trained Immigrants: Policy and Practice Lessons from Across the United States
Marking the release of an MPI report, researchers and practitioners on this webinar discuss brain waste among college-educated immigrants and initiatives that ease the barriers foreign-educated newcomers confront with regards to credential recognition, employment, and relicensure, as well as recent policy developments and ongoing challenges in the field.
