Military Education and Migrant Education

Last week's class concerning students with high rates of mobility reminded me of a similar situation: that of migrant students. Growing up my grandmother was a migrant worker and would take her six kids up north to pick crops and bring a little extra money home. They would leave in the spring and return home to Eagle Pass, Tx until early-late fall.

This would disrupt their studies in the same way as children of military parents. Yet, in addition add to that, the fact that many parents are born outside of the U.S. and are not familiar with college readiness and sometimes the English language altogether. Cultural differences, language barriers, and sometimes a need to work to provide for the family leads to low high school graduation achievement among this group and much less college completion.

Although migrant students account for a small subset of students in the U.S., can the initiatives taken by the military be applied for this group? If not, what else should be taken into consideration and who should be involved?

http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/migrant.htm