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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.

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Idaho Statesman reporter Becca Savransky, in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, investigated the failures of Idaho schools to educate students with disabilities. She found that about 20% of Idaho school districts have broken federal disability law multiple times in the past five years. Here are more highlights from her reporting:

Seeking Recourse: Parents are increasingly turning to the complaint process to get help for their disabled children.

Unresponsive Districts: When districts break the law, the state tells them to fix the problems, but parents say little changes. 

Unrealistic Budgets: Idaho schools use an outdated funding formula to pay for special education, and students with disabilities underperform their peers in other states.

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