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The U.S. Department of Education has just recently released a fact sheet entitled Educational Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States. The fact sheet explains that the Department has “begun to receive inquiries regarding educational services for a specific group of immigrant children who have been in the news—children from Central America who have recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.” The fact sheet “provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in connection with such students, and the existing resources available to help educate all immigrant students—including children who recently arrived in the United States.” The fact sheet provides descriptions of, and links to, relevant federal resources, including NCELA and many more, as well as a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

The fact sheet is available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/unaccompanied-children.html

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RESOURCE from Colorín Colorado: Guidance and Resources for Schools and Staff Working with Unaccompanied Minors. As a record-breaking number of children cross the border alone into the U.S. from Central American countries, U.S. officials, detention center staff, attorneys, case workers, and children’s advocates are scrambling to address this growing humanitarian crisis. Colorín Colorado’s Guidance and Resources list provides an overview of the situation and a number of related resources, including books for children and young adults.

The collection of resources is available at http://www.colorincolorado.org/principals/unaccompanied/

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RESOURCE from BRYCS: Refugee Children in U.S. Schools—A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel. In collaboration with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS) has developed and released a downloadable toolkit to support and assist schools with large numbers of refugee students.

The toolkit is available at http://www.brycs.org/publications/schools-toolkit.cfm

NCELA Nexus Newsletter August 19, 2014.