Education

Measures of Change: The Demography and Literacy of Adolescent English Learners

Adolescent students in the United States who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) show persistent achievement gaps. There is broad variation in how states test them.

Securing the Future: U.S. Immigrant Integration Policy, A Reader

Second-Generation Latinos in Nebraska: A First Look

Nebraska's foreign-born population grew faster than any other U.S. Midwestern state in the 1990s, with Latinos making up 53.8 percent of the state’s foreign born by 2004.

Spotlight on Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors in 2005

Foreign student and exchange visitor admissions to the United States neared 1 million in 2005, up 46 percent over the decade.

The Second Generation in Early Adulthood: New Findings from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study

The study found most second-generation young adults in the United States were thriving, but some youth face persistent challenges.

New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible for Legal Status under the DREAM Act

MPI estimates about 1.1 million unauthorized youth could gain legal status under the DREAM Act of 2006, about 360,000 with immediate eligibility.

Leaving Too Much To Chance: A Roundtable on Immigrant Integration Policy

Fifty experts convened to assess immigrant integration across education, employment, and civic life found too much left to chance and offered concrete policy fixes.

The New Demography of America's Schools

Within the context of implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, this report offers a demographic profile of the children of immigrants—who are one in five of all U.S. children under age 18.

Education and Immigrant Integration in the United States and Canada

This report compares U.S. and Canadian approaches to immigrant integration through education, urging a policy shift that includes debate of integration, not just admissions.

Educational Attainment of the Foreign Born in the United States in 2000

The 2000 U.S. census revealed sharp differences in educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, with Indians tending to be among the most highly educated.