A new year comes with promises of renewal and hope, but it’s been fraught with uncertainty for undocumented college students. Even on campuses that have welcomed them for years, college students are anxious about continuing their education as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, Olivia Sanchez reports.
Amid worries about Trump’s initial pledges of mass deportations, college leaders and advocates for undocumented students are assessing what protections institutions can offer — if any. It’s a story we will follow closely as we keep an eye on the new administration’s impact on education.
As always, Jill Barshay keeps us up-to-date on the most recent education research, this time on the impact of intensive tutoring on student attendance. We also take a look at what happened when one state tried to get all students to take algebra in eighth grade and an effort to train a new generation of pilots. Our opinion pieces also start you off on the right track for the new year, with advice for parents and views on school leadership.
A huge thank you and welcome to our many new Hechinger Report members. We look forward to hearing from many of you this year.
Students without all the necessary legal papers to be in the U.S. face an especially uncertain future as they pursue higher education and aspire to work, worried they are jeopardizing their own or their family members’ ability to stay in the country. College leaders and advocates for undocumented students are assessing what protections institutions can offer — but their reach seems limited.
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