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Politics

Proof of citizenship to enroll in school? GOP lawmakers eye barriers for undocumented students.

Students from Orange County Educational Arts Academy middle school hold placards in support of migrants outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana, California.

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Trump's deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving schools to pick up the pieces

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrest an undocumented Mexican immigrant during a raid in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.

Education

Kids like free school meals. States are trying to reel in the costs.

Moises Gaspar chooses his lunch as he takes part in the nutrition program at Bradley Elementary school in East Boston.

Education

14 states pledge to cut chronic absenteeism rates by half over 5 years

Students at Patrick Henry K-8 School in Alexandria, Virginia on their first day back to school.

Education

Coalition maintains undocumented kids have a right to attend public schools

Display of student artwork at Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy in Denver, Colorado.

Education

COVID-19 aid funded big repairs at high-poverty schools. Will that give academics a boost too?

Students complete work during a finance class held in the planetarium inside of Valley High School in New Kensington, PA

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From grocery cards to car repairs: How COVID-19 aid changed the way schools can help families experiencing homelessness

Cereal boxes displayed on a grocery store shelf.