June 1, 2023

Amid pockets of rising student homelessness, California districts tap Covid funding to help families

Pandemic-era funding has helped school staff identify and support more homeless students, but its expiration is looming. Staff are afraid of how this loss will impact students.

Betty Márquez Rosales, Emma Gallegos, And Daniel J. Willis

May 2, 2023

Navigating college presents special challenges for Dreamers

Undocumented students confront issues their peers needn't consider -- including whether they could legally get a job in their preferred field if they pursue certain degrees, like law enforcement.

Javier Hernandez

April 25, 2023

California is offering free immigration legal services for community college students

Golden State invests $10 million yearly to help community college students renew DACA, apply for naturalization, and other immigration services.

Zaidee Stavely

March 28, 2023

Our newcomer students deserve better

A teacher with a specialized credential to help California's latest English learners faces the truth: Her training falls far short, and the state must do more.

Jenna Hewitt King

March 6, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.

Zaidee Stavely

May 3, 2022

Ukrainian students arriving in California find warm welcome at schools

California schools are extending a warm welcome to Ukrainians who've fled the fighting in their homeland. At least 60,000 Ukrainian immigrants live in California, the second-highest population in the U.S.

Carolyn Jones

February 4, 2022

Noncitizen parents can vote in San Francisco school board recall. But will they?

Elected officials and advocates for allowing noncitizen parents to vote in the San Francisco school board recall say it’s important because many of the district’s parents are not citizens.

Zaidee Stavely

November 30, 2021

Challenges remain for undocumented students to tap financial aid in California

Colleges interpret the laws differently and have different requirements for undocumented students to receive financial aid.

Zaidee Stavely

September 29, 2021

Educators must prepare for new wave of refugees. Let’s do it better this time. 

As Afghan children arrive in California schools, teachers must help students make sense of the refugees' dramatic and heartbreaking exodus from their homeland.

Tuyen Tran

September 29, 2021

Biden administration takes steps to protect DACA as universities call for path to citizenship

Immigrant rights groups say the administration's move to protect DACA isn’t enough because it does not provide a path to citizenship for recipients.

Zaidee Stavely

September 20, 2021

California schools prepare for thousands of Afghan refugee students

School districts throughout California are preparing to offer services ranging from translation to food to mental health support for Afghan refugees.

Diana Lambert

August 16, 2021

How immigration policy forced a California family apart and disrupted their education

"My kids put their heart into their studies, and I feel like I'm clipping their wings," said Ruiz Arévalos, who was forced to stay in Mexico two years ago.

Zaidee Stavely

August 16, 2021

In their own words: How the college plans of three siblings were derailed | VIDEO

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos was forced to stay in Mexico two years ago, when U.S. Consulate officers decided that under Trump administration guidance, he was likely to become a "public charge." Since he has been gone, the college plans for three oldest children in his family have unraveled.

Jennifer Molina

July 20, 2021

With DACA hopes dashed, California students look to Congress

Thousands of high school and college students in California have applications that were put on hold after the judge's decision.

Zaidee Stavely

January 21, 2021

How California schools can help undocumented middle and high schoolers receive legal aid

Many students could benefit from meeting with attorneys before they turn 18 to help them identify options for legal residency, advocates say.

Zaidee Stavely