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Chinese “parachute kids” tackle U.S. schools on their own

The Hechinger Report

The number of Chinese students on F-1 visas in public K-12 rose from six students in 2006 to 1,008 students in 2016, according to the Student Exchange Visitor Program, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security. The total number of Chinese students in American K-12 schools, including private schools, is currently about 35,627.)

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Global Online Academy connects teens around the world, broadening their perspectives

The Hechinger Report

The courses, across a range of subjects, encourage students to develop global perspectives. Simply asking them to share examples from their own local media and popular culture brings a wide array of discussion topics. That’s just hearing perspectives literally within my own community,” Fay said. “It

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Not going it alone: International education programs in an age of isolation

The Hechinger Report

The courses, across a range of subjects, encourage students to develop global perspectives. Community colleges have one other advantage: “They’re often in big urban centers where there are different languages spoken, different cultures,” Garrett said. Students cite additional benefits. Jon Marcus.