Out-of-School Immigrant Youth - Softcover

Laura E. Hill; Joseph M. Hayes

9781582131245: Out-of-School Immigrant Youth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582131244 ISBN 13: 9781582131245

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California, 2007

Some 73,000 immigrants ages 13 to 18 live in California but are not enrolled in school. Many more are beyond school age but did not enroll in U.S. schools when they were eligible. Youth who are not in school receive few federal and state resources, and we know little about their circumstances. One federal program, Migrant Education, serves this population of young people. Working with data from this program and from the U.S. Census, the author examines the following questions: Who are out-of-school immigrant youth and how are they faring? What are the needs of these youth? What services appear to be related to positive outcomes, such as returning to school?

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