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Some school districts are agreeing to exclude students without legal status

Students walk into Place Bridge Academy, May 20, 2025, in Denver. (Rebecca Slezak/AP)
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Students walk into Place Bridge Academy, May 20, 2025, in Denver. (Rebecca Slezak/AP)

Some school districts across the country are moving to exclude students without legal status from federally funded college credit and career education programs, according to reporting by Chalkbeat, the nonprofit education news outlet.

But the moves could bump up against a Supreme Court ruling that requires public schools to serve all students.

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Matt Barnum, an editor and columnist with Chalkbeat.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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