Families warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

Trump’s shift of special education, civil rights from Department of Education worries advocates

The Trump administration is moving civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department and special education to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Federal special education changes aim for efficiency but worry Wisconsin disability advocates

Students will still retain all of the same protections under federal law. It will just be different departments enforcing those laws. The post Federal special education changes aim for efficiency but worry Wisconsin disability advocates appeared first on WPR.

Takeaways from the Ed Dept-HHS special ed agreement

Critics worry it will lead to a medical approach, while supporters say the collaboration will improve outcomes.

Families warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

The Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education.

Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk

Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.

The Trump Administration just changed how special education, IEPs are overseen in schools

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. Now that the department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President Donald Trump took office will see only more chaos and roadblocks. “It’s to the poin…