‘Let children learn’: Opponents of bill targeting immigrant students protest in Berclair
Mauricio Calvo (middle) speaks during a rally on March 10 opposing Tennessee Senate Bill 836 and House Bill 793, legislation which would make it difficult for immigrant children to attend public schools. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The proposed legislation would allow public school districts to charge thousands of dollars in tuition if students can’t prove they are U.S. citizens or are in the country legally.
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Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today.
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