This page supports schools in creating safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for immigrant, refugee, and newcomer students and their families.
Resources focus on:
- Student rights, enrollment practices, and family trust
- Instructional approaches for newcomers and students with interrupted formal education
- Trauma-informed and strengths-based school practices
- Language access, interpretation, and culturally responsive communication
This page also includes national support networks that help schools respond when families face urgent immigration-related challenges, including Switchboard, a free national resource hub that connects immigrant and refugee families to local services, legal support, and community organizations.
Key Resources
- U.S. Department of Education – Newcomer Toolkit
- ACLU – Know Your Rights (Schools & Immigration)
- Colorín Colorado – Immigrant & Refugee Students
- Switchboard (official site) - national “one-stop resource hub” for refugee/newcomer service providers (resources, learning, research, technical assistance)
- U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ACF) lists Switchboard as the Refugee Technical Assistance Program hub