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 protections are administered. The move signals a broader delegation of authority as the department reallocates its regulatory responsibilities, raising questions about accountability and consistency in compliance across the nation’s schools. With special education and civil rights enforcement now under different agencies, educators, advocates, and families may face new challenges in navigating support systems. The change could reshape how disputes are handled and whether students with disabilities and marginalized groups receive consistent protections under federal law.
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 ...
