Jessica Lander

Making Americans (eBook, ePUB)

Plyler v. Doe and Opening the School Door

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A vital history of Plyler v. Doe, the landmark case that affirmed every child's right to a public education in the US-no matter their immigration status For educators, advocates, and parents, with commentary from Congressman Jamie Raskin and from Gaby Pacheco, TheDream.US president and a proud Plyler student Every child, no matter their background or immigration status, deserves an education. The US Supreme Court upheld this in its 1982 decision in Plyler v. Doe, which affirmed public schooling as a right for all children. Yet today, our students, teachers, and school administrators face virulent anti-immigration rhetoric, unjust education policies, and classroom ICE raids. This essential history, excerpted from the award-winning book Making Americans, tells the inspiring story of the courageous families, lawyers, and judges who championed Plyler v. Doe. Teachers seeking to better support their immigrant-origin students will also find actionable resources like:

• A rapid response guide to supporting immigrant-origin students for teachers, school administrators, and district leaders
• A personal letter from Lídia Lopez, one of the mothers at the heart of the case
• Guiding questions, primary sources, and recommended reading for teaching students about Plyler v. Doe
• Ideas for classroom activities to teach about immigrant education policy and the undocumented student experience

This e-book also features a foreword from Gaby Pacheco, a proud Plyler student and president and CEO of TheDream.US, and an afterword from US representative Jamie Raskin, a champion of the US Constitution and students' First Amendment rights. This companion to Making Americans will empower educators and allies with the knowledge and the hope they need to protect their students' right to learn.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807024942
• Artikelnr.: 75375169

Autorenporträt

Jessica Lander is a nationally recognized teacher and the author of the 2024 George Orwell Award-winning book Making Americans. Conferred by the National Council of Teachers of English, the Orwell Award recognizes writers who have made "outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse." Among other honors, Jessica was named the 2023 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year and one of the 2023 Top 10 National History Teachers of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. She has spent much of the last decade in the classroom, teaching high school history and civics to recent immigrant students.

Inhaltsangabe

Author’s Note
INTRODUCTION: Belonging
The Present: Lowell High School, Massachusetts
The Personal: Robert, Part 1
CHAPTER 1: New Beginnings
The Past: The Americanization Movement
The Present: Las Americas, Texas
The Personal: Srey Neth
CHAPTER 2: Community
The Past: The Settlement House Movement
The Present: Aurora ACT ION Zone, Colorado
The Personal: Julian
CHAPTER 3: Security
The Past: Meyer v. Nebraska
The Present: Fargo South High, North Dakota
The Personal: Choori
CHAPTER 4: Opportunities to Dream
The Past: Mendez v. Westminster
The Present: ENLACE, Massachusetts
The Personal: Safiya
CHAPTER 5: Advocates
The Past: LBJ and Education
The Present: Guilford School District, North Carolina
The Personal: Robert, Part 2
CHAPTER 6: Seeing Strenghts
The Past: Lau v. Nichols
The Present: The International School at Langley Park, Maryland
The Personal: Carla
CHAPTER 7: Acceptance
The Past: Plyler v. Doe
The Present: The Global Village Project, Georgia
The Personal: Diane
CHAPTER 8: Voice
The Past: Bilingual Education
The Possible: Reimagining Immigrant Education
EPILOGUE: Belonging
The Personal: Robert, Part 3
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index