Latinos in the Suburbs: Challenges & Opportunities
More than 50% of Illinois’ Latino population lives in the suburbs. The Latino Policy Forum, in partnership with The Metropolitan Planning Council and UIC’s Great Cities Institute, produced a new analysis of challenges and opportunities facing Latinos living in suburban communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-cnWS6mSY
Long-Term Socioeconomic Consequences of COVID in the Latino Community: Creating a Path Forward
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic, including “long COVID,” has created extensive and profound negative impacts on populations across the US AND devastated the health landscape in many ways, including over 96 million diagnosed cases leading to over one million deaths in just two years. At the same time, COVID has created…
Illinois English Learner Handbook: For School Board Members, District Administrators, and Principals
This handbook is presented with the goal of achieving increased academic outcomes and the lifelong success of English Learners. It is designed to support school leaders who are working with students across the state speaking languages other than English. Along with extensive research and legal guidance, the handbook honors the…
SOL: Immigration
The sense of fear in immigrant communities, particularly among undocumented immigrants, continues to rise now that Donald Trump is president. Throughout his campaign and into his first weeks in office, Trump consistently uses xenophobic rhetoric, which has given rise to an anti-immigrant climate not seen in the United States in…
PODER: Every Student Student Succeeds Act and Immigrant Parent Perspectives
The onset of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents a pivotal time in this nation’s history to support the quality education of students on their way to learning English. With the replacement of No Child Left Behind, states across the country have unprecedented flexibility in devising accountability systems. It…