Innovative High School for New Immigrant Students a Model in California

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A sign at Oakland International High welcomes students from around the world. Photo by Theresa Harrington/EdSource Today

By Theresa Harrington/EdSource Today

For 11 years, students from all over the world have gathered at Oakland International High to learn English and math, as they also learn to navigate new lives far from where they were born.

Chanthavy, 16, who left Cambodia in 2009 and learned English in Malaysia before arriving in the U.S. in 2014 with her mother and extended family, said she appreciates the school because it is immigrant friendly and has partnered with a local food bank to occasionally offer nutritious items students can take home to their families.

Read the complete story at EdSource Today.

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