Zaidee Stavely

Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.

February 25, 2019

Often, migrant teens have to work to pay for their own rent or help with family expenses. High school can be overwhelming. Rusdale High School, just for immigrant students 16 or older, accommodates their needs to help them achieve.

In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance

PRI's The World

February 12, 2019

One ethnic studies teacher in Oakland, California, noticed that her students, who come from all over the world, had some trouble relating to each other. So, she created a video dictionary so that the students can teach each other words and phrases from their home country.

Proposed ‘public charge’ rule change stirs confusion over green card eligibility

PRI's The World

November 28, 2018

Immigrant parents are pulling their children from health and nutrition programs because they're afraid that participating in them could prevent them from getting their green cards.

Brain Gain

In a California elementary school, parents have a classroom of their own

PRI's The World

October 24, 2018

Adult education is often thought of as completely separate from children’s education. But some school districts are trying to integrate them by creating family literacy programs.

Economics

Homesick? Two immigrant entrepreneurs are creating virtual reunions.

PRI's The World

June 23, 2017

The Family Reunions Project goes beyond seeing photos on Facebook or calling relatives over Skype. But the project's creators were not prepared for how people would react when they put on goggles and "visited" home.

Justice

US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers

PRI's The World

April 20, 2017

At the University of California, Davis, law students take on immigrant cases, with guidance, and double as cultural navigators too.

Education

How one school is helping students cope with post-election fears

PRI's The World

November 22, 2016

After their school was tagged with anti-immigrant graffiti, teachers at an elementary school in California asked students to put pen to paper.

Conflict

Violence drove these stepsisters from home, but their journey to the US brought them together

PRI's The World

March 24, 2016

Stepsisters Monica and Nataly didn't know each other when living with separate families in from El Salvador. But when both teens started receiving threats, their relatives sent for them in California and they trekked north together — and bonded.

Zaidee Stavely

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