Defending the right to public education for every child, no matter who they are or
where they were born.
Access to education for every one of us is a cornerstone of a healthy society and a bedrock of our country’s democracy.
We believe everyone in the U.S. should have the freedom to thrive—to be safe in our communities, to care and provide for our families, and to contribute to our country in our own unique ways. Parents work hard to give their children an opportunity for a better future, and a chance to provide for themselves. The foundation of that opportunity is access to education.
Together, we are building a broad, deep, and powerful movement to defend the right to public education for every child, regardless of immigration status.
What's at stake?
The right to a public education for all children in the United States has been guaranteed for over 100 years, and in a landmark decision in Plyler v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states cannot deny access to public schools based on immigration status. The court’s decision reinforced what we already knew: It’s in our collective interest to ensure that every child has access to K-12 public school, no matter how much money their parents have, what they look like, or where they were born.
Now, lawmakers in Tennessee have proposed legislation to deny certain immigrant children the right to a public K-12 education, in direct defiance of the U.S. Constitution and our country’s long history of providing every child access to a basic education. The outcome of this legislation could affect not only Tennesseeans, but every undocumented child across the country for many years to come.
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Protecting access to K-12 public education for every child in the United States, no matter their immigration status.
