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Memphis rally protests Tennessee immigration bills for schools
Local educators, immigrant families, and advocates will gather for a rally on Monday. This comes amid two immigration bills moving through the Tennessee state legislature. Many across the Mid-South are speaking out against recent immigration legislation being proposed at the Tennessee state capitol.
Tennessee bill to limit school access for undocumented students sparks heated debate
Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee General Assembly are trying to move forward with a bill to allow schools to deny enrollment for undocumented students.That
Tennessee schools could charge tuition for students without legal status under a bill advancing in the statehouse
Tennessee schools could refuse to teach students without legal status, or charge their families tuition, under a bill advancing in the statehouse.
TN Schools Could Exclude Immigrant Kids Without Legal Status in GOP-Backed Bill
Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would require public K-12 and charter schools to verify student immigration status and allow them to bar children who cannot prove they lawfully reside in the United States unless they pay tuition.
Idaho bill proposed would track immigration status of public school students
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a bill today that would mandate the collection of immigration status and nationality information for studen
Idaho committee introduces bill to collect immigration status of students in public schools
The Idaho House Education Committee voted to introduce a bill to collect the immigration statuses of students in public schools.
Forget Trump. Tennessee shows what it's like to live in an authoritarian state. | Opinion
Our state democracy is in crisis, and instead of trying to fix it, our state leaders are focused on exacerbating it.
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Tennessee bill requiring verification of student citizenship status advances
A Tennessee bill that would require public schools to verify the citizenship status of students and give districts the option ...
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Tennessee lawmakers push bill that could restrict education for undocumented students in narrow vote
A new bill that would allow school districts to decide whether to accept undocumented students narrowly passed the Senate ...
The week in politics: How TN's immigrant education bill could threaten federal ed funding
A new fiscal note on a controversial legislative education bill warns the effort to require Tennessee schools to collect citizenship or legal residency proof could jeopardize the state's $1.1 billion ...
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Tennessee immigration bill pits public school educators against their students | Opinion
Implementing this bill would burden educators with enforcing immigration policies, potentially creating divisions within communities. Tennessee finds itself at the center of the education and ...
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Tennessee bill would allow public schools to deny enrollment for immigration status
The bill passed Tennessee’s Senate Education Committee ... not be excluded from a free public education based upon their immigration status,” the bill reads. Voting in favor of the bill ...
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Tennessee bill challenges immigrant lawsuit rights, sparks 14th amendment concerns
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent any "unauthorized alien" from filing certain lawsuits.However, ...
Republican bill meant to challenge SCOTUS decision on immigration-based education restrictions passes TN Senate committee
Republican TN lawmakers are trying to challenge the 1982 Plyer v. Doe decision that prohibits states from restricting public education based on immigration status.