How Immigrants & Their Kids Fare

One of the least-noticed education stories from the past week has to be the NYT's weekend piece on how immigrants are likely to fare educationally. According to the piece, "children of immigrants complete more years of education than their native-born counterparts of similar socioeconomic backgrounds...still, it can take several generations for poor immigrant families to catch up to American norms." Check it out: Immigration Math: It's a Long Story