By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants.
What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students academic and personal success?
In Portraits of Promise, educators hear from the ultimate experts successful newcomer students. Drawing on the students own stories, the book highlights the kinds of support and resources that help students engage positively with school culture, establish supportive...
By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Safe Is Not Enough illustrates how educators can support the positive development of LGBTQ students in a comprehensive way so as to create truly inclusive school communities. Using examples from classrooms, schools, and districts across the country, Michael Sadowski identifies emerging practices such as creating an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum; fostering a whole-school climate that is supportive of LGBTQ students; providing adults who can act as mentors and role models; and initiating effective family and community outreach programs.
While progress on LGBTQ issues in schools...
Safe Is Not Enough illustrates how educators can support the positive development of LGBTQ students in a comprehensive way so as to create trul...