Plyler v. Doe
Learn more about the 1982 Supreme Court decision which declared that undocumented children are entitled to a free public education
Undocumented Students 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.
Federal
Can Immigration Agents Make Arrests and Carry Out Raids at Schools?
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 Schools
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. Schools
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 Students From Schools
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.
Education
A Scholar's Look at MALDEF's Role in Plyler v. Doe
For the 25th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe--which obligated public schools to enroll children regardless of their immigration status--I spent three days last month reporting in Tyler, Texas, where the case originated. The ruling was issued on June 15, 1982.
Law & Courts
Case Touched Many Parts of Community
In a close-knit Texas city, many of those involved in the Plyer v. Doe case remain, assess impact.
Equity & Diversity
Amid Immigration Debate, Settled Ground
A school district marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 decision barring it from charging tuition for undocumented children.