The contribution of Álvarez’ discusses migrant families who are living apart in different countries: transnational families. These families have to continue the education of their children despite the family separation, while facing huge challenges: knowing and understanding a new culture, looking for jobs, and trying to adapt to the host society. Transnational families have to accommodate family separation with the need to keep family ties. These families feel barriers to their children’s education, such as lack of economical resources and time constraints. On their part, teachers of classrooms with children from transnational families may offer more effective support if they increase awareness of these family’s circumstances and needs. Álvarez tries to explore the resources and strategies developed by schools to support these families, and to enable closer work with them. As a case she will focus on transnational Ecuadorian families which are living and working in Spain while their children remain in Ecuador.