"This intentional network of immigrant-oriented schools focuses on student well-being and sidesteps standardized testing to allow newcomers to the U.S. to take the time they need - often exceeding the four years typically allotted for high school completion - to acclimate to life in the country. Classrooms are laboratories for collaborative, project-based learning, and instructors and staff ensure that students have the material and social supports they need to succeed."
"Miranda spent several years interviewing students, staff, teachers, administrators, and alumni at one of the 31 Internationals programs, International High School (IHS) in Manhattan. Sanctuary School zeroes in on its day-to-day functioning and the challenges it faces from anti-immigrant policies and racism. The result is an evocative, well-contextualized portrait of a school that should be the gold standard for education nationwide."
The Internationals Network for Public Schools began in 2004 in Queens and expanded to 31 small public high schools across seven states, serving migrant youth from 119 countries. The network centers student well-being, minimizes standardized testing, and allows newcomers to extend high school beyond four years to acclimate to life in the United States. Classrooms operate as laboratories for collaborative, project-based learning, and staff provide material, social, and mental-health supports. Educators prioritize immigrant students' needs over testing and rigid accountability measures. The schools confront anti-immigrant policies and racism while aiming to serve as equitable, holistic models for public education.
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