No Undocumented Child Left Behind: Plyler V. Doe and the Education of Undocumented Schoolchildren

by Michael Olivas

Book Overview

The 1982 U. S. Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe, which made it possible for undocumented children to enroll in Texas public schools, was a watershed moment for immigrant rights in the United States. The Court struck down both a state statute denying funding for education to undocumented children and a municipal school district's attempt to charge an annual $1,000 tuition fee for each undocumented student to compensate for the lost state funding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814762441
• ISBN13: 9780814762448
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"