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Making Schools a Welcoming Place for Immigrant Students

Ross (2023) published “Making Schools a Welcoming Place for Immigrant Students: How educators can help newcomers in the classroom” in Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) Usable Knowledge. I am presenting the article with minimal editing because it is very important and offers helpful links to other resources:

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Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

The policing paradox

Del Toro, Jackson & Wang (2022) published “The Policing Paradox: Police stops predict youth’s school disengagement via elevated psychological distress” in Developmental Psychology. I have written before about punitive practices inside schools and their adverse impacts on children. This study examines the effects of police stops on school engagement. Here’s the abstract

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