Education Department Fails to Reassure Disability Advocates on Special Education Oversight Shift

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 10

A private Education Department briefing left disability advocates concerned and confused about how special education oversight would work if it moves to another agency.
Those fears have intensified because a transfer once seen as hypothetical is now becoming more real, raising questions about accountability for students with disabilities.
The reaction underscores long-running anxiety in the disability community that shifting oversight away from the department could weaken federal monitoring and protections.

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