Afghanistan, Republican Primaries, and IDEA Funding

Topics Discussed:

Afghanistan and Peace Talks (01:55)

Republican Primaries (13:25)

Compliments: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and University of Tennessee (19:39)

IDEA Funding (25:14) 

Outside of Politics (51:59)

Pantsuit Politics in the Wild:

• Nuance Nation Tour tickets

• Pantsuit Politics Live in Elizabethtown (September 28)

• Evolving Faith (October 4-5)

• Ideas at Work (October 16)

• Blissdom (November 14-16)

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Episode Resources: 

Afghanistan and Peace Talks:

• Pantsuit Politics Episode Guide (scroll down for links to our 9/11 series)

• The U.S. War in Afghanistan (Council on Foreign Relations)

• How Trump’s Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart (The New York Times)

• Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan (CNN)

• The Real Donald Trump Is a Character on TV (The New York Times)

Republican Primaries:

• Republicans in three states cancel presidential nominating contests for 2020 (CBS News)

• Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul (Politico)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer (Compliments):

• Whitmer agrees to delay road funding talks to finish Michigan budget (Bridge)

• Michigan has a smart idea for fixing gerrymandering. Conservatives want to crush it. (Vox)

IDEA Funding:

• Loving Parents Want What's "Best" for Child -
  School Only Needs to Provide an "Appropriate Program" (Wrights Law)

• Walczak v. Florida Union Free School District (Wrights Law)

• The Evaluation Process: What to Expect (Understood)

• 10 Ways to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Child at School (Understood)

• Trump Seeks 10 Percent Cut to Education Department Aid, $5 Billion for Tax-Credit Scholarships (Education Week)

• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Funding: A Primer (EveryCRSReport.com)

• Lawmakers Look To Fully Fund IDEA (Disability Scoop)

• Broken Promises: The Underfunding of IDEA (National Council on Disability)

IDEA Categories of Eligibility:

• Autism

• Deaf-blindness

• Deafness

• Emotional disturbance

• Hearing impairment

• Intellectual disability

• Multiple disabilities

• Orthopedic impairment

• Other health impairment (includes ADHD)

• Specific learning disability (includes dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other learning differences)

• Speech or language impairment

• Traumatic brain injury

• Visual impairment, including blindness