Supporting Students and Educators from Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
These resources and news headlines provide a snapshot of how schools on the mainland have responded to the arrival of Puerto Rican students and educators displaced by the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Research & Guides
- Puerto Rican Post-Maria Relocation by States (Centro: Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter-CUNY)
- Serving Students from Puerto Rico: Massachusetts Department of Education
- Guidance for Ohio Schools Receiving Puerto Rican Students Displaced by Storms
School News: Students from Puerto Rico
National
- School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students (Wall Street Journal)
- Puerto Rican Students Displaced by Storm Adjust to Mainland Schools (Education Week)
Massachusetts
- Over 800 New Students from Puerto Rico Enrolled in Western Massachusetts Schools in Wake of Hurricane Maria (MassLive)
- Over 2,000 Students from Puerto Rico Now in Massachusetts Schools Following Hurricane Maria (MassLive)
- Mass Schools Welcome 2100 Maria Evacuees (Boston Globe)
- In the Aftermath of Maria, Puerto Rican Students Create at MassArt (Boston Globe)
- Holyoke Schools Prepare for Influx of Puerto Rican Families After Hurricane Maria (WBUR)
- Baker Seeks $15M for Schools Educating Hurricane Victims (U.S. News and World Report)
- Settling Down: Puerto Rican Evacuees Housed in a Northampton Hotel Find New Homes (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Pennsylvania
- School District of Lancaster has welcomed hundreds of Puerto Rican students (so far) since Hurricane Maria (Lancaster Online)
- Puerto Rican Families Seek Refuge in the Lehigh Valley After Hurricane Maria (The Brown and White)
Florida
- Displaced Puerto Rican Students Head Back to School in Central Florida (Orlando.com)
- In Puerto Rico, the Hurricane Tore Their Lives Apart. In Florida, the Storm Brought Them Together (The74)
- Puerto Rican Students Continue to Enroll in Osceola Schools, As More Schools on the Island Close (Spectrum News 13)
- Displaced From Hurricane Maria, Local Basketball Players Find Solace on the Court (The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
- Education Desk: Orange Co. Superintendent on Taking in Students Fleeing Puerto Rico (WMFE)
Illinois
Connecticut
- The Island Next Door: Public Media Series on Hurricane Maria (WNPR)
- 1,500 Hurricane and Disaster Refugees in Connecticut Schools (CT Post)
- Influx of Hurricane Refugees Poses Challenge to Meriden Schools (MyRecordJournal)
Ohio
- Ohio Schools Absorbing Puerto Rican Students in Wake of Hurricane (Akron Beacon Journal)
- Puerto Rican Enrollment Up in Ohio Schools Following Hurricane Maria (WOSU)
School News: Teachers from Puerto Rico
- Sick and Desperate After Storm, Puerto Rican Teacher’s Odyssey Ends in Miami Classroom (Miami Herald)
- BPS Recruiting More Teachers from Puerto Rico (WGRZ)
- Interviews at the Airport: Teachers from Puerto Rico Find New Schools in Orlando (NPR)
- Mainland Schools Receive Puerto Rican Students — and Educators — With Open Arms (Education Week)
Schools News: Schools in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico’s Beleaguered Public Schools Face Controversial Reform After Hurricane Maria (PBS NewsHour)
- How Puerto Rico's Educators See Their Schools a Year After Hurricane Maria (Education Week)
- 'We Have to Go Forward': Puerto Rico's Students Head Back to School (Education Week)
- Kids Are Back in School in Puerto Rico. But Hurricane Maria’s Effects Still Linger (Miami Herald)
- In Puerto Rico, New School Year Begins After Hurricane Maria, Big Changes to Education System (NBC News)
- Puerto Rico Schools Seek Emotional Healing for Students, Teachers (Education Week)
- Puerto Rico Teachers' Union Adds Muscle to School Recovery Efforts (Education Week)
- Powerful NYTimes Video Focuses on Mental Health Crisis in Puerto Rico After Maria (Latino USA)
- 'Their Minds Were Full Of Maria': After-School Group Brings Normal Back (NPR)
