A growing body of interdisciplinary research examines the dynamics of, policies concerning, and implications of large-scale contemporary displacement in the United States. Yet less of this research explores the intersections of policies concerned with and normative understandings of displacement as both relate to U.S. schooling. This article…

Many U.S. public school systems now face three large demographic shifts: rising poverty, the growing number of students from immigrant families, and increasing populations of students of color. Yet, we know little about how district policymakers react to these important changes or indeed the factors that consistently shape their policymaking.…

In 1975 Texas revised the state's school admission and funding statute by excluding undocumented children from free attendance in public schools. The impact of litigation and court decisions involving the rights of undocumented children to attend public schools is outlined. The Supreme Court upheld a series of decisions in favor of the plaintiffs.…

Discusses the laws involving duration and domicile laws defining noncitizen's status in relation to residency requirements in education. Considers the extension of the "Plyler vs. Doe" decision to higher education. Reviews some state statutes for "Plyler-like" situations and finds many state practices to be unconstitutional.…