The U.S. Department of Education is shifting oversight of the country’s special education programs and school civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies, marking a significant restructuring of how these critical services are monitored. 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 protections for students with disabilities. The change could reshape accountability in education policy at a national level.
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 ...
