Texas Dream Act: Protecting Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education Is Economic, Educational Imperative

Texas Dream Act: Protecting Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education Is Economic, Educational Imperative

By Chelsie Kramer, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial credit: Bob Korn / shutterstock.com  The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. In 2001, Texas set a precedent by enacting House Bill 1403, commonly known as […]

5 FAQs on the Department of Education

5 FAQs on the Department of Education

By Center for American Progress The U.S. Department of Education helps ensure all students have access to a quality education by providing critical resources to more than 50 million children attending public and private schools across the country. As the only Cabinet agency designated to oversee the majority of elementary through postsecondary education, the Department of Education […]

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

By Gwynne Hogan , THE CITY  | Editorial Credit: Mircea Moira / shutterstock.com  At a City Council hearing, migrants testified that disruption is a constant for families and kids subject to 60-day caps on stays. About 1,000 children — or nearly 15% of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave […]