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ISBE board members were briefed on the funding requests during their monthly meeting Thursday in Chicago. #funding #schools

In a filing known as a “statement of interest,” the Justice Department said the government has an interest in the outcome of the lawsuit, although the filing stops short of asking the court for permission to intervene as a party in the case. #lawsuit

The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenges several actions the administration has taken since Trump returned to office Jan. 20 that involved terminating federal grants that had previously been approved by various agencies. #lawsuit

It would prohibit schools from denying any child access to a free public education based on their actual or perceived immigration status, or that of their parents. #rights