Education

Flouting federal laws, schools routinely fail to provide qualified interpreters. Districts say they lack the resources ‘no matter how hard we try’.

Education is critical to recovery for migrant children still coping with the trauma of separation and detention at the border.

The Trump administration's “zero tolerance” policy separated migrant families and truncated the schooling of thousands of children. As they rebuild their lives, resilient youths must cope with persistent trauma.

In this Southern border state, where 45% of the student body is Latino, the battle for representation in key education positions takes a central role in the upcoming elections.

As the number of English Language learners increases across U.S. public schools, so does the need for multilingual educators, but what does it take to fill these critical classroom jobs?

Older Immigrant Students Say High School Admission Bettered Their Lives in U.S.

Women scholars open up about the challenges and possibilities of studying and teaching reggaetón in higher education.

In Russellville, Alabama, Superintendent Heath Grimes won national recognition for serving the city’s growing Hispanic student body. Then the district showed him the door.

In 35 states, students have a right to attend high school until at least age 20; a 74 investigation revealed a 19-year-old immigrant was repeatedly turned away.

Activism, an emotional refuge for Arizona’s immigrant students.

In Lexington, Nebraska, where two-thirds of residents are Hispanic, hundreds of children lack access to high-quality child care from providers who can communicate with their parents. Something had to change.

Educators, parents and policy-makers are grappling with a new understanding of what children actually need to become good readers. What is the impact on English Language Learners in classrooms across the U.S.?

In Arizona, a legacy of English-only education, systemic racism and xenophobic laws create a mental health crisis among Latino students.

Teen girls across the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in depression and mental illness, but social media and the pandemic have compounded the challenges for Latinas and other girls of color. Culturally competent therapy, whole-child educational initiatives and community-based solutions can help.

Amidst a national climate of restriction — with states outlawing critical race theory in schools and conservatives banning books — Arizonans are in a rematch with a politician striking fear in educators who teach identity and racism.

What if technology was steering your academic success? At one university, predictive analytics is helping more students of color reach graduation, but researchers raise alarm bells about possible pitfalls, and baked-in bias.

Parents and educators may feel helpless to stop widespread drug use among adolescents, but evidence-based interventions can make a difference by building children’s skills and adult-child relationships.

Community colleges are increasingly offering a more affordable alternative for Latino students when it comes to getting a bachelor’s degree.

In New York City, hands-on learning is taking on a new dimension as students partner with researchers to monitor air pollution in their schools and neighborhoods. Students use the data they generate to address environmental injustices and pursue broader legislative change.

Silvia Rodríguez Vega made a promise to herself after working with children who drew their own fears. The result is a book that shows the powerful effect of art as healing.

Through the power of literature, oral storytelling and identity, Cuban American author Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, invites children into the world of books.

High schools that treat trans teenagers with respect and care provide essential emotional and academic support, and help these students develop self-confidence and thrive.

One family’s quest for a better life and education for their U.S.-born children leads them south of the border.

Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face? Puerto Rico’s school system, the sixth largest in the U.S., is reeling from repeated natural disasters and enrollment losses. Can new federal attention help?

How one nonprofit program in Florida is trying to shrink the academic and financial gaps for farmworker families.

In New York City and across the country, publicly-funded education programs for doulas of color are booming. A movement to advocate for Medicaid to cover doula services for low-income, pregnant people, has succeeded in several states, which helps make a doula career more accessible to people of color.