The federal government is shifting oversight of the country’s special education programs and school civil rights enforcement from the Department of Education to other agencies, marking a significant restructuring of how these protections are administered. The move signals a broader delegation of authority as the department reallocates its regulatory responsibilities. Critics may question how this transition will impact compliance and accountability in schools nationwide. Details on which agencies will take on these roles and the potential implications remain under review.
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 ...
