Abbott Wants to Deny Undocumented Kids a Public Education
A new bill would prohibit children not authorized to be in the country from attending public school.
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Josephine Lee is the Texas Observer's 2023-2024 David McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow. She has previously worked as an educator and community organizer. Her reporting on labor, environment, politics, and education has been featured in The Nation, The American Prospect, The Daily Beast, and other outlets. She was raised in and lives in Houston.
A new bill would prohibit children not authorized to be in the country from attending public school.
Texas legislators seem to be following Arizona’s playbook by exploiting vulnerable students in the latest efforts to privatize public schools.
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