Sanctuary Schooling: Educational Renewal for Im/Migrant Youth Through Research, Remedy, and Repair

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium explores sanctuary as policy, place, and innovative practice in supporting im/migrant youth, who face significant educational challenges in U.S. public schools. The session examines how educators interpret and enact sanctuary policies to better support immigrant communities in a hostile political climate. The symposium highlights the efforts of various school actors and activists to create safer, more welcoming spaces for immigrant youth and their families. Presentations cover inclusive assessment practices, college readiness programs, pedagogical strategies, accompaniment, and abolitionist sanctuary practices. Collectively, these studies provide critical insights into sanctuary schools' role as innovative and inclusive environments, fostering belonging and success among recently arrived immigrant English learners.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 4: Policies, Mattering, and Praxis

Chair

• Chandler Patton Miranda, Molloy University

Papers

• Negotiating Belonging: Creative Policy Resistance for State-Mandated Assessment in Sanctuary Schools - Chandler Patton Miranda, Molloy University

• Pedagogical Openings for Transnational and Immigrant Youth - Pamela D'Andrea Martinez, Wellesley College

• “How Do I Get In?”: A College Readiness Program as a Site of Authentic Care for Immigrant-Origin Youth - Edom Tesfa, Brown University

• “Al-Rafiq Qabla Al-Tariq”- Acompañamiento in Sanctuary Schools - Orubba Almansouri, Graduate Center - CUNY

• Culturally Responsive School Leadership for RAIELs - Lara Evangelista, New York City Department of Education

Discussants

• Nicholas Daniel Hartlep, Berea College

• Larry C. Bryant, Metro State University