Immigration Debate Heating Up - How does it affect Education?

As the national debate on Immigration heats up, education is starting to ask immigration questions as well. In a Tuesday article, CNN.com reports on an Urban Institute study that finds immigrants lag behind their peers in school. 



Further, at Education Sector, Kevin Carey asks the education field to stop "crying wolf" about a wave of immigrants in education. He cites another Urban Institute study that finds that nearly 20% of all K-12 students can be classified as immigrants.



All this talk, though, has spurred some questions in this Edjurist over
the legal aspects of immigration and schools. Look for an upcoming
series of postings on immigration and schools and the law. But anyone
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