WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sixteen State Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing opposition to a proposed revision regarding the collection of significant disproportionality data under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The states argue that the revision would undermine efforts to promote equity in special education by eliminating the current requirements for states to report changes in their methodologies for calculatin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration End Extreme & Dangerous Enforcement Activities Near Schools * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led seven of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration take immediate action to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stops conducting aggressive, extreme and dangerous civil enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses for Answers on States' Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Health Care for Illegal Immigrants, Asks HHS to Launch Nationwide Investigation * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is urging federal health officials to investigate schemes by states to provide taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage to illegal immigran  more