[Lgpolicy] USA - Republicans say they will still push education based on legal status

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

National Public Radio

Republicans say they will still push education based on legal status

After weeks of protests and strained debate, Tennessee's Republican
supermajority hit pause on a bill that would have let public K-12 schools
deny enrollment to children without legal immigration status. But the
lawmakers pushing the measure say they aren't done...

Similar arguments concerning the cost of education have played out in state
legislatures across the country. While states don't collect data on the
number of students without legal status in the classroom, Republicans have
pointed to the rising number of English learners in public schools,
although estimates from the advocacy group EdTrust show that the majority
of those students are citizens.

Full story:
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5382375/immigration-schools-republicans-tennessee-plyler
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