US EditionSpecial education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know
- President Donald Trump pledged in 2023 to close the Department of Education and move special education programs to Health and Human Services.
- This initiative followed massive layoffs cutting nearly half of Education Department staff and slashing its civil rights enforcement, while HHS also announced significant layoffs.
- By law, the Education Department is responsible for providing federally funded services to approximately 7.5 million children with disabilities, with these programs supported by around $14 billion each year under IDEA.
- Advocates and school officials warn that staffing cuts and a lack of federal oversight could reduce compliance with special education laws and delay support for families.
- Several lawsuits filed by unions and school districts challenge these changes, emphasizing that Congress must act to abolish or transfer Education Department duties legally.
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Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know | News Channel 3-12
Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know President Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials and teachers say mass federal layoffs mean that too few people are left to carry out a complicated law inte…
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