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The Trump administration agreed this week to halt new federal regulations intended to ban immigrants from Head Start and other educational programs in a fight over undocumented youngsters’ access to public education and, to be honest, their futures.
According to my colleague Jo Napolitano, state attorneys general filed to block new regulations that would have expelled illegal preschoolers and other immigrant students, and as a result, 20 states and Washington, D.C., are implementing a respite through September 3.
The youngest students may find their educational options limited as a result of those rules. However, Jo clarifies in her most recent research that it is only one component of a comprehensive strategy to prevent undocumented pupils from receiving an education from birth to employment.
Read Jo’s whole analysis to see how the changes may jeopardize the opportunity for a brighter life for young immigrants.
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More on Trump’s assault on immigration:After the administration stopped providing financing for their defense, unaccompanied youngsters in Arizona are before immigration judges by themselves without legal assistance. The funds have been temporarily reinstated through September due to a court order. The Republic of Arizona
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The Trump administration instructed federal agents to give detained migrant teenagers the option of voluntarily returning to their home countries instead of being confined in government-overseen shelters. |
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Attorneys for immigrant children say youth and families are being detained in prison-like facilities even as the administration seeks to terminate rules that mandate basic safety and sanitary conditions for children. |
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The Denver school district says fear of federal immigration enforcement led to a surge in student absences. A review of attendance data by The Denver Gazette suggests a more nuanced picture. |
The Denver Gazette
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Undocumented students who attended K-12 schools in the U.S. last year before getting deported share their stories. |
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Following criticism of her conservative credentials, including her prior support of campus equity measures, Penny Schwinn, who was slated to be the second-in-command of the Education Department, has withdrawn from nomination. | The 74The Oregon Department of Education is the most recent organization to be under federal investigation for allegedly permitting transgender children to participate in women’s sports, a violation of women’s rights. |Oregon Public BroadcastingAccording to the Education Department, artificial intelligence has the potential to completely transform education, and new advice supports the use of government funds to increase its usage in classrooms. |Education Week
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The Trump administration s AI Action Plan comes after the Senate failed to pass rules in the big, beautiful tax-and-spending bill designed to prevent states from regulating AI. Instead, Trump s guidance directs the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate state regulations and block any AI-related federal funding to any states with rules deemed burdensome. |
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How middle school cheerleaders’ 45-second TikTok video depicting a campus shooting resulted in criminal charges. | ProPublicaBy imitating a portal that the Education Department maintains to oversee grants and federal education funding, a phishing campaign has exploited widespread layoffs at the department. |DarkReading District leaders are objecting to the million-dollar cost of drones, despite the fact that they are being promoted as the next big thing to stop school shootings. |WCTVImportant gaps:In Washington, D.C., an inspector general’s investigation revealed shortcomings in the local school system’s efforts to avoid gun violence, including a backlog in security equipment repairs. |The Washington Post: The controversial license plate scanners being installed in Wisconsin schools have been utilized by law enforcement to find unauthorized immigrants. |Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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