The federal government is shifting oversight of special education programs and school civil rights enforcement from the Department of Education to other agencies, marking a significant restructuring of how these critical protections are administered. The move raises questions about accountability and potential gaps in monitoring as responsibilities are redistributed across government bodies. Advocates for students with disabilities and civil rights groups are likely to scrutinize the changes, which could impact compliance and support systems nationwide. Details on which agencies will take on these roles and how the transition will be managed remain unclear.
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 ...
