Dive Brief:

• A congressman is urging the Department of Education to uphold No Child Left Behind's commitment to poor and minority students when states' requests for waivers from the law are reviewed.
• Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), an architect of NCLB who is retiring after 40 years in Congress, was joined by seven other congressmen in writing a letter. 
• The letter raises questions on how states might try to mask minority students' performance.

Dive Insight:

While Miller is retiring, he told the Huffington Post the fact that seven other representatives signed onto the letter should demonstrate that the issue will not leave the spotlight when he does. Among those who signed are Reps. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), and Rubén Hinojosa (D-Texas).