"Broad Shift in Special Education Oversight Raises Concerns About Accountability. The U.S. Department of Education has announced a significant change in how it handles the nation's complex special education system, shifting key responsibilities to other federal agencies. This move has sparked concerns among advocates for students with disabilities, who worry that the shift could lead to a decrease in oversight and enforcement of civil rights laws in schools. Critics argue that the change could undermine efforts to ensure equal access to education for students with special needs, and may even create new barriers to learning for already vulnerable populations."
The U.S. Department of Education has begun outsourcing responsibility for overseeing the nation’s sprawling special education system and enforcing civil rights law in schools to other federal agencies ...
