Thursday, December 9, 2010

Oakland's Immigrant Youth Pay $80/Month to Get to School | Immigrant Rights | Change.org

Oakland's Immigrant Youth Pay $80/Month to Get to School | Immigrant Rights | Change.org

Oakland's Immigrant Youth Pay $80/Month to Get to School

Oakland International High School in Oakland, California, serves recently-arrived immigrant students who need to learn English and prepare for college. It has become a central source of support for Oakland's immigrant community and will, this year, graduate its first full senior class. But of the approximately 300 students at OIHS, 75 are seriously sweating it this year. Not because of their grades, or the high school exit exam, or their final projects, though — instead, these kids are wondering how they'll pay for