/plyler-v-doe Plyler v. Doe en-US 2021 (c) °ÄĂĹĹÜą·ÂŰĚł Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:49:27 GMT /policy-politics/can-immigration-agents-make-arrests-and-carry-out-raids-at-schools/2024/12 Current federal policy says schools are protected areas from immigration enforcement. That may soon change. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:49:27 GMT /policy-politics/can-immigration-agents-make-arrests-and-carry-out-raids-at-schools/2024/12 /policy-politics/undocumented-students-have-the-right-to-a-free-education-this-is-why/2024/11 A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling protected undocumented students' access to free public education. Some lawmakers seek to overturn it. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:02:36 GMT /policy-politics/undocumented-students-have-the-right-to-a-free-education-this-is-why/2024/11 /policy-politics/a-more-complete-picture-of-immigrations-impact-on-u-s-public-schools/2024/06 House Republicans say a migrant influx has caused "chaos" in K-12 schools. The reality is more complicated. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:53:08 GMT /policy-politics/a-more-complete-picture-of-immigrations-impact-on-u-s-public-schools/2024/06 /policy-politics/conservatives-checklist-u-s-supreme-court-education-decisions-to-overrule/2022/05 Here are five education issues that could be targets for reconsideration if Roe v. Wade falls. Wed, 11 May 2022 21:30:01 GMT /policy-politics/conservatives-checklist-u-s-supreme-court-education-decisions-to-overrule/2022/05 /policy-politics/leaked-abortion-draft-has-supreme-court-education-cases-in-political-cross-hairs/2022/05 Conservatives have taken aim at decisions on educating immigrants, race in admissions, and religion. Liberals have some cases in mind, too. Tue, 10 May 2022 23:44:17 GMT /policy-politics/leaked-abortion-draft-has-supreme-court-education-cases-in-political-cross-hairs/2022/05 /policy-politics/texas-governor-sparks-backlash-with-talk-of-rolling-back-free-school-for-immigrant-kids/2022/05 Critics assailed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's idea as “hare-brained” and “cruel.” Fri, 06 May 2022 15:25:33 GMT /policy-politics/texas-governor-sparks-backlash-with-talk-of-rolling-back-free-school-for-immigrant-kids/2022/05 /leadership/a-look-back-at-how-undocumented-children-won-the-right-to-attend-u-s-schools/2020/06 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. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:00:26 GMT /leadership/a-look-back-at-how-undocumented-children-won-the-right-to-attend-u-s-schools/2020/06 /leadership/civil-rights-group-warns-states-dont-bar-immigrant-students-from-schools/2017/10 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. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:52:56 GMT /leadership/civil-rights-group-warns-states-dont-bar-immigrant-students-from-schools/2017/10 /education/supreme-court-immigration-ruling-resonates-30-years-later/2012/06 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. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:35:00 GMT /education/supreme-court-immigration-ruling-resonates-30-years-later/2012/06 /leadership/scholar-calls-plyler-v-doe-ruling-resilient/2010/09 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. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:59:33 GMT /leadership/scholar-calls-plyler-v-doe-ruling-resilient/2010/09 /leadership/opinion-where-might-we-be-without-plyler-v-doe-look-at-arizona/2010/04 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. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:04:24 GMT /leadership/opinion-where-might-we-be-without-plyler-v-doe-look-at-arizona/2010/04 /policy-politics/plyler-judge-dies/2009/10 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. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:08:36 GMT /policy-politics/plyler-judge-dies/2009/10 /education/a-scholars-look-at-maldefs-role-in-plyler-v-doe/2007/06 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. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:56:58 GMT /education/a-scholars-look-at-maldefs-role-in-plyler-v-doe/2007/06 /policy-politics/case-touched-many-parts-of-community/2007/06 In a close-knit Texas city, many of those involved in the Plyer v. Doe case remain, assess impact. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:31:40 GMT /policy-politics/case-touched-many-parts-of-community/2007/06 /leadership/amid-immigration-debate-settled-ground/2007/06 A school district marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision barring it from charging tuition for undocumented children. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:18:22 GMT /leadership/amid-immigration-debate-settled-ground/2007/06 /education/a-foundation-magazine-looks-back-25-years-to-plyler-v-doe/2007/05 I found it refreshing to read in the Carnegie Reporter, a magazine of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, an article about educating immigrant students that didn't mention the No Child Left Behind Act. Mon, 07 May 2007 17:02:44 GMT /education/a-foundation-magazine-looks-back-25-years-to-plyler-v-doe/2007/05 /education/the-supreme-courts-decision-in-plyler-v-doe/1982/06 Following are excerpts from the Supreme Court's opinion in Plyler v. Doe, the Texas case on the education of illegal-alien children. The majority opinion, excerpts of which begin on this page, was written by Associate Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Section I of the opinion, which gives the background of the case, was omitted. The full text of the dissent, written by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, follows. In the text, 21.031 refers to the Texas statute allowing school districts to charge tuition to illegal-alien children. One asterisk [] denotes a deleted footnote; two asterisks [] denote a deleted citation. Where footnotes were retained, they appear in brackets and in italic type. Wed, 23 Jun 1982 14:00:00 GMT /education/the-supreme-courts-decision-in-plyler-v-doe/1982/06 /education/illegal-aliens-entitled-to-education-court-rules/1982/06 Correspondent Susan Levine in Houston contributed to this report. Wed, 23 Jun 1982 14:00:00 GMT /education/illegal-aliens-entitled-to-education-court-rules/1982/06