All Priority Populations Resources (cont'd)
- Moving to the Land of Milk and Cookies: Obesity Among the Children of Immigrants
The sons of immigrants to the United States suffer from alarmingly high levels of childhood obesity, according to this report by Foundation for Child Development Young Scholar Jennifer Van Hook.
August 30, 2011 • Read MoreImmigration, Diversity, and EducationEditors Elena Grigorenko and Past President Ruby Takanishi present the first wave of studies about what is happening to young children from birth to age 10 living in immigrant families in the U.S. This volume complements a larger literature about the lives of adolescents and young adults who are part of immigrant families.
August 30, 2011 • Read MoreEffectively Educating Pre-K-3rd English Language Learners (ELLs) in Montgomery County Public SchoolsDespite rapid growth in its English Language Learner (ELL) population, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has been highly effective in improving outcomes for ELL students across the district.
June 30, 2011 • Read MoreChildren in Immigrant Families: Ensuring Opportunity for Every Child in AmericaChildren in immigrant families account for nearly one-fourth (24 percent) of all children as of 2010, and the vast majority (88 percent) are U.S. citizens.
March 7, 2011 • Read MoreEarly Education Programs and Children of Immigrants: Learning Each Other’s LanguageAbstract Children from immigrant families are the fastest growing group of children in the United States.
January 26, 2011 • Read MoreA New Vision to Increase the Academic Achievement for English Language Learners and Immigrant StudentsAbstract This paper analyzes the challenges and opportunities posed by today’s education reform debate for the early education and language learning of immigrant, limited English proficient, and English language learner students 3 to 8 years old.
January 26, 2011 • Read MoreChildren of Immigrants: Economic Well-BeingAbstract This data brief is the fourth in a series that profiles children of immigrants using up-to-date census data and other sources.
January 26, 2011 • Read MoreEducation and Achievement: A Focus on Latino “Immigrant” ChildrenAbstract The high number of English language learners (ELLs) has brought a change in the demographics of public schools and a need to account for the educational experiences of these students, both linguistically and academically.
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