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JUNTOS ayuda estudiantes a conseguir estatus de Acción Diferida

por Kofi Biney Posted in Diciembre 2012 Edition | Permalink

En junio, la administración Obama implantó el programa Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (conocido como DACA, por sus siglas en inglés), el cual les da a ciertos menores indocumentados la oportunidad de obtener protección contra la deportación y un permiso de dos años para trabajar en Estados Unidos. Ahora, la organización JUNTOS (que respalda y alienta a los inmigrantes en Filadelfia) está ayudando a los estudiantes a obtener estatus de Deferred Action (acción diferida).

JUNTOS joins nationwide push to support immigrant students

by Kofi Biney Posted in December 2012 Edition | Permalink

In June the Obama administration implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, giving certain undocumented youth a chance to receive deportation protection and a two-year U.S. work permit. Now, JUNTOS, a community organization that supports and encourages immigrants in Philadelphia, is helping students to obtain Deferred Action status.

In summer program, students learn about building community

Submitted by Courtney Sackey on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 15:40 Posted in Latest news | Permalink

"AAU! How y'all feelin?" shouted student teacher Wei Chen.

"Fantastic! Terrific! Great! All Day Long!" his students respond.

Hope for program focused on new immigrant students

Submitted by thenotebook on Thu, 07/19/2012 - 12:40 Posted in Latest news | Permalink

by Willie Colon

The School District announced plans in the spring to consolidate its Newcomer Learning Academies (NLAs) at one site at Benjamin Franklin High School. But there was still community skepticism about the basic premise of the program: Some wondered whether it was wise to segregate and potentially isolate newly arrived immigrant students.

College Board guide for undocumented students released

Submitted by Katie McCabe on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 15:13 Posted in Latest news | Permalink

Undocumented immigrant students face a number of significant obstacles on the path to college. The College Board is seeking to make that process a little easier with its recently released resource guide for undocumented students planning for college.

The resource guide was released just weeks before President Obama issued an executive order that will enable undocumented youth to delay deportation and apply for work permits.

Para los jóvenes inmigrantes, el camino a la universidad raramente es fácil

por Paul Jablow Posted in Verano 2012 Edition | Permalink

Sentado en una mesa de la cafetería en el Community College of Philadelphia, Cheick Kante no hace ningún esfuerzo por ocultar su frustración.

"A veces quisiera no haberme mudado acá nunca", dice Kante, un alto joven de 22 años que está estudiando una carrera en sistemas de información en el CCP. "Nunca pensé que sería así".

DREAM Act would ease the way

by Paul Jablow Posted in Summer 2012 Edition | Permalink

For thousands of undocumented high school students in Pennsylvania, the DREAM Act is their dream.

There are actually two versions – federal and state – and each would make the path through college easier and more rewarding.

For immigrant youth, the path to college is rarely smooth

by Paul Jablow Posted in Summer 2012 Edition | Permalink

Sitting at a table in the cafeteria at the Community College of Philadelphia, Cheick Kante makes no effort to hide his frustration.

"Sometimes I wish I'd never come here," says Kante, 22, a towering man who is studying computer information systems at CCP. "I never knew it would be like this."

A few hours later and a brisk walk away, Mohamed Kakay is a study in confidence as he chats in Starbucks at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is a graduate student in global studies. "I've had to work twice as hard," says Kakay, also 22. "But the resources are there for immigrant students."

Parents, District discuss plans to offset cuts in bilingual services

by Willie Colón Reyes Posted in February 2012 Edition | Permalink

Dismayed about budget cuts that have reduced the level of multilingual staff and services districtwide, immigrant parents from South Philadelphia presented ideas for offsetting those cuts at a December meeting with principals and District administrators.

Panel talks about education reform in communities of color

Submitted by Wendy Harris on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 16:10 Posted in Latest news | Permalink

According to data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Black and Hispanic 17-year-olds are achieving math at the level of White 13-year-olds.

This is just one shocking statistic about the achievement gap and overall educational attainment among students of color that was shared at a convening of more than 50 education leaders Wednesday at Community College of Philadelphia.

At the gathering, called The Education Agenda and the Impact on Communities of Color, advocates and reformers talked about strategies for obtaining high academic achievement and for building coalitions for grass roots advocacy that will impact national policy.