When it comes to educating immigrant teens, experts say there are no easy solutions

For public schools in the United States, educating immigrant children can prove a challenge particularly at the high school level. Some teens arrive with a strong academic background and enough credits to put them on track for graduation, while others are years behind in school and know only a few words in English. Yet schools are legally required to accept the students who walk through their doors, regardless of their immigration status or how well they speak the language. The question of how to educate these children has become more urgent following the wave of unaccompanied minors who entered the country beginning in 2014. Experts say there is no one-size-fits-all solution, but some of the strategies devised by school districts have drawn criticism and even lawsuits from legal advocacy and immigrant rights groups.