FACT SHEET: Educational Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States

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Author
Institutional Author
US Department of Education
Originating Organization
DOE
Details
Resource Type
Journal
Acquisition Number
BE025170
Published Date
01-05-2015 2:55 PM
Published Year
2014
Number of Pages
3
Language(s)
Subscription Only
No
Abstract

Schools in the United States have always welcomed new immigrant children to their classrooms - according to the most recent data, there were more than 840,000 immigrant students in the United States, and more than 4.6 million English learners. We have begun to receive inquiries regarding educational services for a specific group of immigrant children who have been in the news - children from Central America who have recently crossed the U.S. - Mexico border. This fact sheet provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in connection with such students, and the existing resources available to help educate all immigrant students - including children who recently arrived in the United States. The Spanish version of this document is available here: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/unaccompanied-children-espanol.pdf

Topics
Newcomer Students
Immigrant Students
Federal Policy