Educating Iraqi Refugee Children

In February, officials from the U.S. State Department said that the count of Iraqi war refugees received by the United States had reached 3,040 so far. Meanwhile, other Western countries, such as Sweden, have accepted many more refugees from the war than has the United States (but the situation is complicated in Sweden, too, according to a March 25 National Public Radio report).

Of course the entry of refugees always has social and economic ramifications. In this blog by Mary Ann Zehr of Education Week, the effect on the education of Iraqi refugee children is something that should be considered.

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