Alejandra Vázquez Baur

Alejandra is an educational equity and immigration justice advocate. At Next100, Alejandra is working on federal solutions to expand systemic academic, social, and emotional supports for K–12 immigrant newcomers and multilingual learners. Last year, she co-founded the National Newcomer Network, a coalition of educators, researchers, and advocates from across the country committed to educational equity for newcomer students. She also volunteers with ImmSchools, facilitating “Know Your Rights in School” sessions for immigrant students and families in NYC and providing educators with professional development to adequately support undocumented and mixed-status families. Drawing on her previous experiences as a high school teacher in Miami–Dade County Public Schools and education policy associate at the New York Immigration Coalition, she works to elevate and center immigrant student and community voices in systems-level decision-making. Alejandra is originally from New Mexico and a proud product of Mexican immigrants.