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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes ... The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) 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 offloadingcivil 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 point I don’t even check in anymore with the attorney,” said Nicole May, an Ohio mother. May filed a complaint in spring 2024 with the department’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging her teenage daughter was bullied over her hearing aids and was getting in trouble in class because she couldn’t hear her teachers. More than two years later, the case lacks a resolution. Under the changes announced Tuesday, the Department of Just…

Breaking: The Trump administration has taken its most aggressive step yet toward dismantling the Education Department, moving key civil rights and special education programs elsewhere. The move marks a major shift in how federal education oversight is carried out.

Because there’s no discrimination, of course. Got it. The Trump administration took its most aggressive steps to dismantle the Education Department by breaking away key programs for disabled students and the enforcement of civil rights laws in schools. Read more: nyti.ms/43Ey9vC

The Plan to Abolish the Education Department—One Year Later | NEA NEA News The Plan to Abolish the Education Department—One Year Later President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon pledged to dismantle the Dept. of Education. Here’s what they’ve done so far. Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via AP President Donald Trump, joined by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, signs an executive order to start the elimination of the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. By: Ali Schalop , Contributor Published: March 20, 2026 Last Updated: March 20, 2026 Share On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Although the Trump Administration cannot eliminate the department altogether without the support of Congress, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said soon after taking office that shrinking the department as much as possible was in effect its “ final mission. ” Over the past year, the administration has taken a wrecking ball to public schools, harming the most vulnerable and underserved students. In one year, McMahon fired nearly half the department’s staff , moved the management of major programs to other …

PLEASE share this & other reports with parents of students receiving Special Ed & other services in every state. Parents must be prepared before schools open. "BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving Education Department oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies."

Most K-12 Programs Will Leave Education Department in Latest Downsizing Updated: This story has been updated with additional details on program transfers. A majority of the U.S. Department of Education’s funding for K-12 schools—more than $20 billion a year—will be administered instead by the U.S. Department of Labor under an interagency agreement the two agencies have signed, the Trump administration announced Tuesday in one of its broadest efforts yet to downsize a Cabinet-level agency the president has pledged to eliminate. It’s one of several moves the Education Department is taking to offload its vast portfolio and adhere to President Donald Trump’sMarch executive order directingEducation Secretary Linda McMahon to “facilitate” the closure of her own department. And all of the interagency moves are happening without congressional approval. Alongside transferring oversight of most of the Education Department’s office of elementary and secondary education and the programs it oversees to Labor, five other interagency agreements will move programs that support Native American students, child care for parents who attend college, low-income college students, and other functions …

What would closing the Department of Education mean for PA students? NEWS What changes could Pennsylvania students see if the Department of Education closes? Bethany Rodgers USA TODAY NETWORK March 20, 2025, 12:01 p.m. ET President-elect Donald Trump plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, a goal of Republicans for decades. Advocates argue the agency plays a vital role in protecting students from discrimination and providing funding to schools, especially those in need. Concerns exist about the potential impact on student civil rights, federal funding for schools, and the handling of student loans. Conservative groups believe states can manage education more effectively and that federal funding often comes with unnecessary stipulations. President-elect Donald Trump will enter office vowing to complete a mission that other Republican leaders have tried and failed to execute for more than four decades: Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. Much is still unknown about how Trump means to carry out his plan to “send all education work and needs back to the States.” But while right-leaning groups are eager to weaken federal influence over education, advocates say Tr…

Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department <p>President Donald Trump's administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.</p>

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes ... Audio By Carbonatix 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 point I don’t even check in anymore with the attorney,” said Nicole May, an Ohio mother. May filed a complaint in spring 2024 with the department’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging her teenage daughter was bullied over her hearing aids and was getting in trouble in class because she couldn’t hear her teachers. More than two years later, the case lacks a resolution. Under the changes announced Tuesday, the Department of Justice will take over civil rights enforcement in schools, and the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. The moves help fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to dismantle the Education Department. Linda …

Trump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rights The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close.

🔴 BREAKING: Trump is stripping some of the federal government’s most important student-protection functions out of the Department of Education, shifting civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department and special education oversight to HHS.

Trump sued by 20 states to halt 'dismantling' of Education Department A group of Democratic state attorneys general fileda lawsuitagainst the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency's staff. Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed the legal challenge in response to the administration's dismissal of more than 1,300 workers at the department. "Thelay-offsare an effective dismantling of the Department," the state AGs wrote. "[The] Department's authority to administer [Reductions in Force] does not override Congress's exclusive authority to abolish executive agencies or to discontinue their functions," they added. As an agency authorized by Congress, the Education Department cannot be eliminated without congressional approval. But in the meantime, the Trump administration can slowly starve it by cutting resources. The defendants named in the lawsuit arePresident Donald Trump, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the U.S. Department of Education. "President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American public to return education authority to the st…

RFK Jr. Will Oversee Disability Education Policy On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that it would move two key functions of the Department of Education—disability education oversight and the department&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights—to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice, respectively, in a move that would give HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. oversight over the [&#8230;]

Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that means ... The U.S. Department of Education building is photographed in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — TheEducation Departmentis breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely. Offices that serve the nation’s schools and colleges would go to departments ranging from Labor to Interior. Education officials say the moves won’t affect the money Congress gives states, schools and colleges. They didn’t say whether current department staff would keep their jobs. Since he took office, Trump has called for the dismantling of the Education Department, saying it has been overrun by liberal thinking. Agency leaders have been making plans to parcel out its operations to other departments, and in July the Supreme Courtupheld mass layoffsthat halved the department’s staff. In recent days, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has started a public campaign for the end of her department, making the case on social media that Ed…

How Gutting the U.S. Department of Education Would Hurt Students and ... How Gutting the U.S. Department of Education Would Hurt Students and Their Families Jump to K-12 education ; higher education ; overall risk for the nation . The Trump administration is poised to issue executive orders that would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education , defunding many of its programs and shifting functions to other agencies. While outright abolishing the department would require an act of Congress, the administration is expected to try to get as close as possible through executive actions—even when those actions may be illegal. There are many unknowns in terms of how this might play out in the executive branch and through legal challenges in the courts, but all of the likely scenarios create harmful risks for students and families . Millions of Americans rely on federal support from the Department of Education to open doors along their educational journeys—from the nearly 1 million infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities or developmental delays who have access to early intervention and special education services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA);…

Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights from the Education Department <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.</p>

Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the Education ... Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in September. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) By Howard Blume and Collin Binkley Nov. 18, 2025 Updated 3:10 PM PT 33 8 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Trump administration accelerates dismantling of Education Department by transferring billions in grant programs to other federal agencies. Department of Labor assumes control of $18-billion Title I program for low-income schools, along with teacher training and college prep grants. Critics warn the overhaul could disrupt services for vulnerable students; officials argue it will boost efficiency and maintain current funding levels. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday accelerated the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education with a plan to transfer key, legally re…