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 critical protections are monitored and upheld. The move raises questions about accountability and potential gaps in compliance as responsibility is redistributed across different federal bodies. Advocates for students with disabilities and civil rights in education are likely to scrutinize the changes closely. Details on which agencies will take on these roles and how the transition will affect enforcement 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 ...
