After enrollment slump, Denver-area schools struggle to absorb a surge of migrant and refugee children

hechingerreport.org— AURORA, Colo. — Until early this year, Alberto, 11, had never stepped into a classroom. The closest school was many miles from his village in Venezuela, and Alberto’s father never allowed him or his mom, Yuliver, to stray far, according to mother and son. The school also charged far more than they could afford. “I […]

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency—Education Above All Foundation and UNHCR partner to enrol more out-of-school, refugee children. DOHA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global development organization Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed a new, five-year agreement aimed at addressing the global challenge of out-of-school children (OOSC), including refugees, internally displaced people and host community children. The new agreement builds on the success of enrolling more than 1.6 million OOSC in 14 countries globally since 2012.

Breitbart—Colorado Turns Schools into Welfare Agencies as Thousands of Needy Migrant Children Enroll. Colorado communities have transformed schools into welfare agencies as tens of thousands of children of illegal immigrants enroll.

KIFI—Guatemalan prosecutors raid Save the Children’s offices over migrant children complaint. By José Álvarez, CNN en Espanol (CNN) — Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of the NGO Save the Children on Thursday citing complaints over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas, the country’s public prosecutor told CNN. The raid was carried out by authorities from the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and the Civil Police, government lawyers said, after an investigation was opened