1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to support keeping the U.S. Department of Education open and fully funded. My name is Danielle Gembala, and I am an educator and parent of two children who have disabilities. I believe we all benefit when everyone has access to quality, consistent education, regardless of background or abilities. Without IDEA, my children would not be thriving in the educational setting we have been able to make for them. Title I funding, though still not enough for many communities, is a lifeline for schools. Our children today and in the future deserve the same access to education that our nation has promised them. Please resist any efforts to undermine and weaken the Department of Education.