As the United States reexamines its borders and immigration policies, the debate over educating immigrant students in our public schools has divided Americans. What can teachers and immigrant students expect from each other? Laurie Olsen, director of a nationally recognized immigrant organization, describes what it looks and feels like to go to school and to teach in a culturally diverse environment.
Made in America describes Madison High, a prototypical public high school, where more than 20 percent of students were born in another country and more than a third speak limited...
As the United States reexamines its borders and immigration policies, the debate over educating immigrant students in our public schools has divide...