Sentences with phrase «of immigrant students who»

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She said she doesn't want any groups of students or young workers unintentionally left behind by whatever changes the Liberals ultimately decide upon, but suggested that future changes would look to target vulnerable populations like indigenous youth and new immigrants, who have a harder time accessing the job market.

As Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang note in their book, Welcoming the Stranger, a large number of undocumented immigrants are Asian students who've allowed their student visas to expire.

In June 2013 the Telegraph revealed that of 2,000 suspected sham weddings over three months in 2012, 50 % involved immigrants who entered the country as students.

In an e-mail sent out to supporters, Lebarty, a West African immigrant who went to Far Rockaway High School and currently works as the executive director for the University Student Senate for the City University of New York, said his campaign finances had prevented him from continuing in the race.

State leaders and advocacy groups have accused the board of making decisions that favor private school students at the expense of public school children, many of whom are low - income, have disabilities or are immigrants who don't speak English.

A new version of the SAT has longer and harder reading passages and more words in math problems, which some educators and college admissions officers to fear will penalize students who have not been exposed to a lot of reading, or who speak a different language at home — like immigrants and the poor.

One, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, a Guyanese immigrant who is a «special» education teacher, emphasizes «special» education issues from the perspective of a teacher, not a student or parent, and accordingly seeks to segregate disabled students from their peers and neighborhood schools.

The dispute is complicated by the fact the public school population is increasingly made up of low - income families, immigrants who do not speak English and students with disabilities.

In an interview with POLITICO New York, Alcantara, a Dominican immigrant who last Tuesday won a four - way primary to replace outgoing state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, said one of her main priorities is passage of the so - called Dream Act, which would open up state tuition assistance programs to undocumented, college - bound students.

The programs are made available to English - language learners, immigrant students who are native speakers of the second language, and native English speakers.

Hershenson suggested that decreased state funding would hurt immigrant and minority students, and he appealed to those in attendance who were representing the offices of elected officials.

Sixty UFT members from across the city learned how they can help immigrant students who are at risk of harassment and deportation at an immigration training session at UFT headquarters in Manhattan on Dec. 7.

The budget also increases state tuition assistance funding for public and private college students, though not those who are the children of undocumented immigrants.

The budget also increases state tuition assistance funding for public and private college students, though not for those who are the children of undocumented immigrants.

Patient recruitment is an enormous problem in many medical studies, and researchers often end up paying for the participation of students, poor people, drug abusers, the homeless, illegal immigrants, and others who may not adequately represent the population in terms of health or lifestyle.

We may be a nation of immigrants, but our educational system is failing many of the students who will be core members of society in the near future.

Also at the gala, the 2018 Courage Awards will be presented to Suzette Grillot, dean of OU's College of International Studies, who has been a passionate advocate for student immigrants, and to the late Clara Luper, an Oklahoma Civil Rights pioneer who led the nation's first youth sit - ins in the late 1950s.

The romance between an art student at Duke University and the bullrider she meets at a local rodeo is unexpectedly impacted when they save the life of an elderly widower, compelling him to re-live his loving WWII - era marriage to an immigrant teacher who inspires him to amass a remarkable modern art collection which eventually helps the cowboy save his family's ranch.

For educators who work with immigrant students, the weight of that burden requires new support services and a distinctive kind of outreach, particularly as young people move through high...

An Immigrant Story Students write biographies of immigrants who made significant contributions to their adopted country.

Of those Latino students, more than half will be second - generation Americans, born in the United States to at least one parent who is an immigrant.

As educators and experts assess the quality of student mental - health services in light of the deadly shootings last month at Virginia Tech, the gunman's immigrant background is focusing attention on what those who work with immigrants say is a lack of services tailored to such groups.

College Leaders Urge Trump, Others to Protect Undocumented Students The Boston Globe, 11/22/16)» «People are taking [Trump] at his word and so preparing for the worst,» said Roberto Gonzales, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education who specializes in the education of immigrants and Latino studentsStudents The Boston Globe, 11/22/16)» «People are taking [Trump] at his word and so preparing for the worst,» said Roberto Gonzales, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education who specializes in the education of immigrants and Latino studentsstudents.»

In 2006, when Mande was one of 50 students who won an essay contest held by Oprah Winfrey on the book Night by Elie Wiesel, her best friend declared she had won only because of her life in the Congo and her U.S. immigrant status.

Many of our students» parents are immigrants who can credit their own interest and ability in mathematics with allowing them to come to this country.

Daughter to Mexican immigrant parents who were in search of a better life in the U.S., and as a first - generation college student, this year and this award have been beyond our wildest dreams.

Perhaps our problem is the number of students, compared with those in Europe, who come from immigrant and non-English-speaking homes and the number who come from minority groups still suffering the consequences of various kinds of deprivation.

For Greenhow, part of that dedication comes from the potential of social networking sites to increase opportunities to students who come from lower - income or immigrant backgrounds.

Tens of thousands of Latino students helped fuel rallies across the country last week against federal proposals to crack down on immigrants who are in the United States illegally.

We look separately at the effects on the outcomes of Haitian - born incumbent students, other immigrant students, U.S. - born Haitian Creole speakers, other U.S. - born black students, other U.S. - born non-black students, limited English proficient students, those who are not English language learners, children with mothers who have less than a high school diploma, children with mothers who have a high school diploma but no other education, and children whose mothers attended college.

Some might try to comfort themselves by saying the problem is limited to large numbers of students from immigrant families, or to African American students and others who have suffered from discrimination.

Eighteen - year - old Sahmina Rahman, the U.S. - born daughter of immigrants from Bangladesh, is one of a small number of South Asian high school students here who have joined protests against federal proposals to crack down on illegal immigration.

My class will be a United Nations of students — immigrants and refugees who come from more than two dozen countries, including Myanmar, Colombia, Somalia, Iraq, and Brazil.

The policy issue that concerned students the most was the Trump administration's statements about immigration, including the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and are known as «dreamers.»

This report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) examines the data on the SIFE population and profiles twelve immigrant students who should have been identified as SIFE by their schools.

Now that the issue is solely before Congress, we urge it to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the cancellation of removal, resolve immigration status, and work toward U.S. citizenship of undocumented students who are long - term residents.»

● Theorizing the Impact of Freire's Critical Pedagogy on a Predominantly Hispanic Student Body ● Who are the Immigrant Students in My Classroom and What Have They Experienced?

In what has always been an immigrant - rich city, the San Francisco district has become increasingly attuned to the needs of its recently arrived students, developing a «newcomer» pathway to help those who are new to the United States adjust both to English and American culture.

Weppner began her career 44 years ago, teaching kindergarten to recent immigrant students, including the children of migrant farm workers, who had previously not been allowed to attend public schools in Texas.

I started my career 44 years ago teaching kindergarten to recent immigrant students, including the children of migrant farm workers, who had previously not been allowed to attend public schools in Texas.

The PISA data indicate that the observed variation in the distribution of student characteristics across countries does not place the United States at a disadvantage in international assessments compared with other highly developed countries; students with high levels of socioeconomic status had an educational advantage over their low SES counterparts across all 20 countries, even after considering the differences in the percentage of students who are immigrants, from less - advantaged homes, non-native language speakers, and other factors.

Phoenix was created specifically for students who tend to struggle in district schools, including students who have dropped out of school, are pregnant or parenting, are immigrants, or are involved in the criminal justice system.

My school was one of 15 schools chosen for the visit with a focus on teaching methods for English Language Learners, as the majority of our students are newcomer immigrants who are learning English.

They include a «Later to Literacy» program that supports the literacy needs of ESL students; the «Village of Attachment,» where staff, families, and community members create a web of support around the most vulnerable students; «Youth in Transitions,» an after - school program that works closely with students alongside their parents; and «PAWS,» a program designed to help immigrant students who entered the school system late in their high school years develop fundamental skills for success.

A recent report from the Migration Policy Institute finds that California educates more than one - third of all US students designated as English Language Learners (ELLs) and focuses on the unique educational needs of students who are immigrants or the children of immigrants.

Many of Oak Hill's students and parents are immigrants who speak a combined 17 languages and come from Latin American, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

But a federal mandate ought to be helpful, not harmful, particularly to low - income students, students of color, recent immigrants who are learning English, and special needs students.

The primary purpose of Title III is to «help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet» (Title III, Part A, Sec. 3102).

Students celebrated the various waves of immigrants who took turns settling in Harlem and made historical presentations.

According to the organizations's latest numbers, 70 percent of incoming teachers in the metro LA area, which includes LA Unified and other surrounding districts, identify as non-white; nearly half received federal Pell Grants, which are given to low income students; half are the first in their families to graduate from college, and 10 of the new teachers are recent immigrants who earned federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, which means they are eligible for employment.