Plyler v. Doe
Learn more about the 1982 Supreme Court decision which declared that undocumented children are entitled to a free public education
Undocumented 69传媒 Have the Right to a Free Education. This Is Why
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling protected undocumented students' access to free public education. Some lawmakers seek to overturn it.
States
Oklahoma Takes Step to Require Parents to Provide 69传媒 Proof of Citizenship
Leaders in at least three states have made efforts to collect data on undocumented students, or outright ban them.
Federal
Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at 69传媒
A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather.
English Learners
Video
What 2025 Could Bring for English Learners
A lot happened with the nation鈥檚 growing English-learner population in 2024. Here's a look, and a preview of the year ahead.
Federal
Can Immigration Agents Make Arrests and Carry Out Raids at 69传媒?
Current federal policy says schools are protected areas from immigration enforcement. That may soon change.
Federal
A More Complete Picture of Immigration's Impact on U.S. Public 69传媒
House Republicans say a migrant influx has caused "chaos" in K-12 schools. The reality is more complicated.
Law & Courts
Conservatives鈥� Checklist: U.S. Supreme Court Education Decisions to Overrule
Here are five education issues that could be targets for reconsideration if Roe v. Wade falls.
Law & Courts
Leaked Abortion Draft Has Supreme Court Education Cases in Political Cross-Hairs
Conservatives have taken aim at decisions on educating immigrants, race in admissions, and religion. Liberals have some cases in mind, too.
States
Texas Governor Sparks Backlash With Talk of Rolling Back Free School for Immigrant Kids
Critics assailed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's idea as 鈥渉are-brained鈥� and 鈥渃ruel.鈥�
Equity & Diversity
Q&A
A Look Back at How Undocumented Children Won the Right to Attend U.S. 69传媒
The fight over the rights of undocumented students has its origins in Tyler, a northeast Texas city where municipal leaders feared their school system would be overrun with immigrant families and students.
Equity & Diversity
Civil Rights Group Warns States: Don't Bar Immigrant 69传媒 From 69传媒
Federal law established through a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision makes clear that schools and districts cannot adopt enrollment policies that deny or discourage children from enrolling because of immigration status.
Education
Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Resonates 30 Years Later
Thirty years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state may not deny access to a basic public education to any child, whether that child is present in the country legally or not, a decision with fresh resonance today.
Equity & Diversity
Scholar Calls Plyler v. Doe Ruling 'Resilient'
The 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that students are entitled to a free K-12 education regardless of their immigration status has been "resilient," in part because of strong backing from educators over the years, a law scholar says in an analysis of the ruling.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion: Where Might We Be Without Plyler v. Doe? Look at Arizona
Linda Greenhouse protests the enactment of an anti-immigrant law in Arizona by speculating how undocumented school-age children in this country might be treated if the U.S. Supreme Court hadn't ruled in favor of scuh children in Plyer v. Doe in 1982.
Law & Courts
News in Brief
Plyler Judge Dies
U.S. Senior District Judge William Wayne Justice, who more than a quarter-century ago ordered Texas to educate undocumented children, died on Oct. 13.