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Experiences of 10 high-achieving first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds were the focus of this qualitative research study.

Purpose: This paper provides insight into the effective education of immigrant and migrant children: many of whom are classified in New York City's public schools as English language learners.

This case study explores how a Chinese-American novice teacher acted as mediator in a telecollaboration with student teacher (ST) peers in the USA who designed tasks for his English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in China.

To date, the vast majority of research on the linguistic abilities of heritage speakers has focused on young adults whose heritage language is no longer developing.

This webinar discusses the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, how its educational requirements may be impacting application rates, and recommendations for overcoming the education-success challenges that key subgroups of DACA-DREAM youth face.

This article lists new books that offer opportunity to inform and enlighten students, while building empathy, understanding, and compassion for others. It includes Common Core State Standards that can be applied in using the books listed in class.

Thousands of Central American children made a harrowing journey to the United States. Now they are navigating the arduous process of getting an education.

Like Superman, the comic-book hero who navigated the dual identities of Superman (or Kar-el) and Clark Kent, many heroes of new graphic novels and illustrator-authors are bi-culturale.g., immigrants or the children of immigrantsexploring multiple identities in contemporary America.

At a newcomer school in Indiana, teachers are finding creative ways to communicate.

Research suggests we may be predisposed to speak more than one language and that doing so brings benefits, such as delaying the onset of dementia.