U.S. schools serve roughly 5 million newly arrived students nationwide. Our recent report, “Falling Short on Newcomers” by @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social, examines how state agencies are serving this growing population.

I'm #hiring! 📝 Are you a comms and media expert with a passion for #immigrantjustice? A skilled project manager who works well with diverse stakeholders? Apply to be our National Newcomer Network Communications Consultant! 🌟 thecenturyfoundation.bamboohr.com/careers/126 @tcfdotorg.bsky.social

What should K-12 service providers know about Trump's latest public benefits notices? ⚖️ They don't change legal protections for undocumented K-12 students. As such, do NOT collect citizenship information. 🔒 Sensitive information isn't always well protected. Learn more! tcf.org/content/comm...

“The return to school symbolizes a return to another public space where there is no guarantee of protection from ICE...It’s understandable that families have concerns about their safety.” -Loredana Valtierra, TCF Senior Fellow via @elpais.com

NEW: We ranked every state education agency on their policies for newly arrived immigrant students. 🍎 None received higher than a C+. ✏️ Forty-two states received a D+ or below. Full report: ➡️ go.tcf.org/Newcomers

Schools should be safe spaces for all students, regardless of immigration status. Our new checklist helps educators support immigrant students and uphold every child’s right to learn: go.tcf.org/checklist

"When students enroll in school and in school-related services, they shouldn’t have to worry about whether their private information will be used against them." @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social tcf.org/content/comm...

"Schools should be safe spaces for all students." 📢 📢 📢

NEW: Is your state failing newcomer students? 🎒🏫 My latest @tcfdotorg.bsky.social report reveals that states, on the whole, are failing to adequately support their newcomer immigrant students. We offer a roadmap for state leaders to meet this critical moment. #BackToSchool 🔗 tcf.org/content/repo...

This 5-step advocacy guide by @tcfdotorg.bsky.social aims to help educators preserve the integrity of the learning environment & ensure the safety of all students, regardless of citizenship status. We're proud to have partnered on this resource through the ALL IN for Safe Schools campaign.

Help us bring "Joy and Justice" to #SXSWEDU2026! ✨ Our session aims to shift the narrative about immigrant youth to ensure they are welcomed, supported, and able to thrive in schools. Support our advocacy on this big stage and VOTE by August 24th ➡️ participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

The 14th Amendment is clear and intentional, prescribing a full count of all people living in the U.S. and equal protection under the law for all people. That's why excluding undocumented people from every part of American life is so insidious and unconstitutional. More in @the74.bsky.social ⤵️

Schools should be safe spaces for all students. Educators have the power to preserve the integrity of the learning environment and ensure the safety of their immigrant students. Check out our new educator advocacy guide! 🗣️ #BacktoSchool #Edu4All @tcfdotorg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/comm...

Schools should be safe spaces for all students, regardless of immigration status. Together with the @neatoday.bsky.social, @aft.org, @nilc.org, and other partners, TCF offers this guide for educators and other concerned advocates to protect newcomer students: go.tcf.org/checklist

The Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act—supported by @adams.house.gov, @booker.senate.gov, and @hirono.senate.gov—would provide targeted funding opportunities for scientifically grounded youth sex education programs, inclusive of students with disabilities. tcf.org/content/comm...

The Trump administration should come out and say it: they are violating the law to ensure children are denied the right to an education and do not believe in a future where your children—our children—can all play a part in continuing to build a country that is stronger, freer, and more fair.

The Trump administration is launching a whole of government attack on immigrants and foundational pathways to the middle class likeHead Start, Title X family-planning clinics, career and technical education programs, with more agencies expected to roll out similar announcements in the coming days. 🧵

"We do not join these fields to mince our words and hide our intentions." Immigrant-serving schools and organizations are silencing themselves for fear of retribution from the Administration. @jonapolitano.bsky.social covered the impact for @the74.bsky.social⤵️ www.the74million.org/article/i-do...

If SCOTUS can’t deign to comment on whether an action by another branch of government is constitutional or not (clearly it’s not), then what is its purpose? #BirthrightCitizenship #SCOTUS

If you work in a district and you are worried about losing your FY25 Title III funds, TELL US WHAT'S AT STAKE! 🗣️ Immigrant Connections and the National Newcomer Network are collecting stories to share with lawmakers and the media. Submit your concerns anonymously: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Follow @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social! Alejandra leads the National Newcomer network, a national coalition of educators serving immigrant students and English Learners across the U.S. Learn more about her work: tcf.org/nnn/

It’s the way his voice broke when he said “imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers” 😣😣 As the granddaughter of migrant farmworkers and an immigration expert, I have this exact fear. They’re kidnapping and abusing our loved ones. How else are we expected to respond? Thank you, @padilla.senate.gov

TCF’s @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social on how schools should be responding to the ICE raids and protests: “This is not a time to take a break from open communication with your families. Families need it in order to feel safe to return in the fall,” via @edweek.bsky.social.

New🚨: 287(g) agreements deputize local police officers to share information about immigrant families with ICE. School districts that enter into 287(g) agreements give immigration agents a foothold in schools. To be clear: ICE has NO place in schools. www.the74million.org/article/thes...

Tomorrow, SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case regarding the nationwide injunction on the unconstitutional effort to end birthright citizenship. @fwd.us President Todd Schulte explains what’s at stake, what the Constitution says, and why protecting birthright citizenship matters for all Americans:

As a born-and-raised New Mexican, I'm deeply disappointed by Española Public Schools. Collecting citizenship data only causes fear for mixed-status families. I stand with @neatoday.bsky.social, @nmilc.bsky.social, & others in defending ALL students' rights in NM schools. sourcenm.com/2025/04/30/e...

New from Ruth Friedman: "A robustly funded and supported Head Start program benefits communities across the country. [Cutting Head Start] would setback families, spur job loss, make child care and pre-K less available, and strain state budgets." tcf.org/content/comm...

“My life and achievements are proof of what results when we [invest in immigrants]. So apart from the devastating impact these actions have on these young people’s lives, these actions harm communities—and all of us as a country.” New 🗞️ @jonapolitano.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/as-d...

I’m thrilled to join the board of @reimagining.bsky.social! They produce thoughtful resources for teachers and administrators to better support their immigrant students, and they partner with school districts to implement crucial welcoming practices to transform school culture. Let’s get to work ✨

Vile. Disgusting. Inhumane. Heartless. Soulless. Who raised you all?

TODAY AT 3 PM ET

Join The Century Foundation on Tuesday, April 29 at 3:00 PM ET to engage with policymakers, educators, and advocates working at the intersection of immigration and student disability justice. Live CART and ASL interpretation will be provided.  🔗 RSVP: supportstudents.eventbrite.com

My new piece highlights 5 ways Trump has harmed the well-being and financial security of families in the past 100 days. Read it here: tcf.org/content/comm...

I'm really excited to host this timely conversation TOMORROW with several powerful advocates from AFC New York (@afcnewyork.bsky.social), AAPD (@aapd-disability.bsky.social), and more! Live Spanish, CART, and ASL interpretation will be provided. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting...

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

“[The government] claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done. This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear..”

The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher. “If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”

“Immigration is not just a cornerstone of the American dream: it is also critical for sustaining economic growth. Threats to immigrant workers will only further destabilize workers’ lives, and exacerbate care worker shortages across the country.”

"Title I was never supposed to be used as a political tool; it was meant to level the playing field." Thanks to @edtrust.bsky.social's Augustus Mays for his leadership at this critical juncture in the fight to protect public education for all. wordinblack.com/2025/04/trum...

The Tennessee Senate passed SB0836, a bill that would allow schools to deny education to kids based on their immigration status. This shameful attempt to take away TN children’s freedom to learn is in violation of the constitution & the law. We urge the Tennessee House to reject this harmful bill.

Happy 95th birthday to legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta! "My abuelos worked in the lemon and strawberry fields of Central California when Dolores began organizing. What an honor to celebrate Doña Dolores and carry forward her legacy." – @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social

"Newcomer contributions to the labor of care in this country are especially of note—from our children to our grandparents, from those with illnesses to those with disabilities, we can’t do without what these workers bring with them." tcf.org/content/comm...

Attacks on the immigrant community threaten the care sector––which is already disproportionately staffed by immigrant essential workers––and harm the economic well-being and health of all children and families. Read my latest @tcfdotorg.bsky.social joint piece: tcf.org/content/comm...

Thrilled to welcome @jmargetta.bsky.social as @tcfdotorg.bsky.social’s new President! At the U.S. Department of Education with Sec. Cardona, Julie designed landmark reforms that resulted in $180 billion in loan forgiveness for borrowers—the most in history. Excited to work with and learn from her!

"Drastic Medicaid cuts like the ones being proposed would directly impact school-based health services for K–12 students," particularly low-income students, "who rely on schools for access to essential physical and mental health services." Read more✂️🏫 @tcfdotorg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/comm...

"[I]t’s time to call the administration’s Department of Education-slashing federal efforts what they are: the capstone of a comprehensive effort to defund public schools." New and timely from @conorpwilliams.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/trump-d...

#Trump can't legally eliminate the Dept. of Education, so he's doing what he does best and firing hard-working public servants. There are 12 staff on this list that work on #Englishlearner issues. 😔

Echoing the @neatoday.bsky.social's president, Becky Pringle: “The real victims will be our most vulnerable students.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

Just over half of U.S. voters support keeping ICE off K-12 school grounds, according to a new poll by The Century Foundation and Morning Consult. "Access to a free, safe, and quality public education is a cornerstone of our nation," says TCF's @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social via @axios.com.

EXCLUSIVE: Just over half of U.S. voters say K-12 schools should be off-limits for immigration enforcement, a question that's been thrust into the national conversation amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.