Over the past several months, public schools across the United States have experienced a surge of migrant students. This sudden influx of these students has caught many schools and teachers off-guard as they struggle to find and pull together available resources to meet the newcomers' needs. Although the U.S. has a long history of receiving…

The development of key linguistic abilities is essential for young children and their academic success at school, in particular for children with a migration background who are at a greater risk of developing language deficits. Here, family interactions can provide valuable opportunities to support children's linguistic learning within the Home…

This article focuses on deepening the understanding of the factors affecting migrant students' integration in Ghana's educational system. Research on migrant education has primarily centred on northern destination countries. Using the case of West African migrant children in a multiethnic and multilingual Ghanaian setting, the article examines the…

This paper studies the impact of the First Great Migration on children. We use the complete count 1940 Census to estimate selection-corrected place effects on education for children of Black migrants. On average, Black children gained 0.8 years of schooling (12 percent) by moving from the South to North. Many counties that had the strongest…

This study highlights educators' experiences in two rural community schools in Northern Honduras experiencing high rates of outward migration and "return" of children and youth. Based on observations and interviews spanning 2019-2021, we explore how educators both enact and challenge a national government campaign that positions schools…

Switzerland, like other countries in Europe, has long depended on migration and mobility for its economy. Facilitating the integration of migrant children in school, primarily through the acquisition of the local language, has therefore been a priority for policymakers. In recent years, mobility has been on the increase and mobility trajectories…

Teacher support significantly affects student learning and directly relates to their academic development. Learning satisfaction is the subjective perception and evaluation of learning quality on the part of the student, which represents, to certain extent, the quality of education. Based on data from a questionnaire survey of 1251 migrant…

Despite the group of Newly Arrived Migrant Students (NAMS) being very diverse, their educational outcomes are homogeneous and rather weak in many countries. In Flanders (Belgium) the educational trajectory of NAMS starts in a separate program that prepares them for their transition to regular secondary education. Rather than seeing the outcomes of…

Over the last decade, unprecedented numbers of students of Mexican origin have been transitioning from the U.S. to Mexico. The presence of these students in Mexican schools has raised concerns regarding the challenges they face and the possible squandering of their linguistic and cultural asset. In this article, we contribute to an understanding…

Many children in the United States are highly mobile or have parents or guardians who are highly mobile, including some children who are, or who are part of families with, migratory agricultural workers, migratory fishers, and workers in seasonal industries or positions. These migratory children move regularly from one residence and school…

Purpose: This article examines the curriculum and pedagogy of place for migrant children in China and advocates the recognition of migrant families' and communities' knowledge as necessary, relevant, and impactful curriculum. Design/Approach/Methods: This article is based on a longitudinal qualitative study conducted in various migrant settlements…

Based on oral history interviews with adults with a migration history who in their childhood entered into the Danish education system as "newcomers", the article points out that the practised identity politics of schooling in the 1970s in Denmark for migrant students was operated through affective practices of "feeling…

Merely juxtaposing the accelerating number of undocumented migrant children and their distinctive struggles is an inadequate approach to educational scholarship of early childhood teachers working with/for this child population. In this article, we zoom in on teachers at St. Mary's Preschool, who serve large numbers of migrant and undocumented…

This article provides a counterstory to damaging, dominant narratives concerning migrant experiences and border crossings. Through counter-storytelling, I share Rey's lived experiences as a transfronterizx (transborder) student who crossed the United States--Mexico border daily to attend school and eventually, participate in school music. The…

Migrants' children face challenges when returning to their parent's home country, which is usually unfamiliar to them. This qualitative study explores this phenomenon to understand more about the experiences of returnee children regarding their social-educational (re)integration and adaptation, the challenges they faced, and the mechanisms they…