This book, written by the faculty and students of The George Washington University Refugee Educational Advancement Laboratory (REAL), examines the experiences of refugees settled in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area (DMV) during the last ten years and their pathways back to access and success in education.

Edited by Bernhard Streitwieser; Katharine Summers and Jessica Crist - Contributions by Olufikayo Abiola Akintola; Jessica Crist; Alexander Erickson; Isabelle Hoagland; Ciara Hoyne; Olivia Issa; Ashley J. Mitchell; Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski; Haley Skee

Introduction, Jessica Crist, Katharine Summers and Bernhard Streitwieser

Section I: Access

Chapter 1: Four Decades of U.S. Refugee Policy, Savannah Smith and O. Abiola Akintola

Chapter 2: (Un)Welcoming Admissions: The Legal and Systemic Barriers Refugees in the DMV Face When Accessing Education, Jessica Crist

Chapter 3: Increasing Access to Tertiary and Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Refugees in the DMV, Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski and Savannah Smith

Section II: Inclusion

Chapter 4: Inclusive Education for Refugee Students, Haley Skeens and Isabelle Hoagland

Chapter 5: Using an Asset-Based Approach to Overcome Refugees' Language Barriers in Educational Settings, Ciara Hoyne, Ashley Mitchell, and O. Abiola Akintola

Chapter 6: Additive Education Experiences and Educational Supports for Refugee Students, Ciara Hoyne, and Brittany Troupe

Section III: Application

Chapter 7: Building Capacity: Improving Refugee-Background Students' Enrollment and Inclusion, Olivia Issa

Chapter 8: Sharing Information on Education Across Resettlement Agencies, Nonprofits, Schools, and Community Spaces, Alexander Erickson, Olivia Issa, and Brittany Troupe

Conclusion, Katharine Summers, Jessica Crist and Bernhard Streitwieser

Afterword, Lisa Unangst