Chicago Public Schools tells staff to excuse student absences over fear of ICE and other federal agents
Through a public records request, Defending Education obtained a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) directive that bars cooperation with ICE and other federal agents, allows schools to excuse unlimited absences,…
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TOWNHALL: Here’s How This California School District Trains Staff About Illegal Immigration
Parental rights organization Parents Defending Education continues to expose school districts across the country for policies and curriculum meant to indoctrinate students. This ranges from curriculum on Critical Race Theory…
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THE NATIONAL DESK: San Francisco teachers advised to protect migrant student info from ICE, docs show
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has advised its staff how to deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials amid a surge in migrant students, according to…
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The Predictable Border Impact on Our Nation’s K-12 Schools
School budgets are being strained. Classrooms are reaching capacity. Teachers are being asked to take on the impossible. School property is being taken over to serve as migrant shelters. This…
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NTD NEWS: Students Facing Education Obstacles With Influx of Illegal Immigrant Children in Public Schools: Expert
Michele Exner, senior adviser at Parents Defending Education, discussed with NTD the organization’s recent investigation into the educational and financial costs of the influx of illegal immigrant children to the…
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Biden’s border crisis strains America’s public schools, lawmakers say
The border crisis bringing a mass influx of illegal migrants into communities has put a massive strain on public school systems across the country, lawmakers said this week.
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The border crisis comes to the classroom
The local public elementary school is typically not the first place one thinks of when discussing the immigration crisis that has engulfed the country since President Joe Biden implemented his…
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DC Public Schools faces seat shortage, funding issues due to immigration crisis
Parents Defending Education filed a Freedom of Information Act from District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) requesting emails discussing the district’s handling of newly-arrived migrant students. Emails received in response…
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FOX NEWS: How the migrant crisis overwhelmed DC public schools
Emails between D.C. Public Schools officials are offering a glimpse into the strain placed on schools in Washington, D.C., as the sanctuary city struggles to handle an influx of migrants…
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