"Removing the ILF will leave already cash-strapped local authorities even worse off - and they in turn will be looking at ways of cutting back on the support that they provide for disabled people with very high support needs, " he said.

BBC: Mandy Kiddell

English learner students are more likely to be in poor, overcrowded schools and in many places represent an added cost to already cash-strapped school districts.

NPR: Instruction Of Students Learning English Bleak