Public Policy Forums
Students at Risk: Helping Latin American
Immigrant Youth Succeed
Friday, October 23, 2009
World Trade Center, Baltimore
Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the UMBC Department of Public Policy and the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
Children of Latin American immigrant families face distinct challenges to academic achievement in the United States. Participants in this forum discussed the public policy implications of interventions to help immigrant students adapt to and succeed in U.S. schools.
Presentations
Keynote Presentation
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Immigrant Children and Families
Carola Suárez-Orozco
Professor of Applied Psychology, New York University and Co-Director of Immigration Studies@NYU
Panel discussion
Hector Torres, Moderator
President, PROSABER Emergency Management Consulting
The Relationship Between Family Separation During Migration and Educational Success
Tim Gindling, Professor, Department of Economics, UMBC
Sara Poggio, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, UMBC
Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Families in Public Schools: Lessons from the Experiences of Montgomery County
Karen Woodson, Director, Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs, Montgomery County Public Schools
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