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‘Positive culture shock’ spells challenges and triumphs for Afghan teen students

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Lebanon High School, apart from her regular classes, she chose electives like global studies, business and political science — three of her favorite subjects. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants are contracted by the federal government to coordinate and determine the number of refugees that a resettlement agency will receive.

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Teaching kids how battles about race from 150 years ago mirror today’s conflicts

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Most of those gains were lost, however, in 1877 when the federal government pulled troops out of the South. Once the federal government left, a backlash began. Related: How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. history and social studies curriculums. Board of Education decision. was an open question.

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Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations

The Hechinger Report

It can’t happen,” said Brenda Tooley, director of global studies at Knox College, which is offering full-tuition scholarships to two Syrian students who will begin in January. Photo: Sebastian Wells for The Hechinger Report. The best answer is probably not trying to fly everybody over to the States. It’s not affordable.

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From the archives: Already languishing in red tape, refugee students now may be barred altogether from U.S.

The Hechinger Report

It can’t happen,” said Brenda Tooley, director of global studies at Knox College, which is offering full-tuition scholarships to two Syrian students who will begin in January. Photo: Sebastian Wells for The Hechinger Report. The best answer is probably not trying to fly everybody over to the States. It’s not affordable.