Education and Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Nearly 36 mln school age children and adolescents are international migrants, and this number continues to grow. Education of such children is an important strategic priority and investment into the future of the world. The author explores problems of the education of migrants' children in the context of Sustainable Development Goals, which are defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is an analysis conducted of the experience of different countries in the sphere of organizing access of migrants' children to pre-school, primary and secondary education, approaches to their teaching and adaptation, preparation of teachers and creation of comfortable integration-oriented environment. The choice of an integration model depends on the immigration history of each country. Some integration models promote multicultural society, others are aimed at the complete assimilation of migrants. The given models are reflected in the educational system and determine how it reacts to the growing number of children from migrants' families at schools.