Shifting key responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education to other agencies threatens the rights of students with disabilities by reducing federal oversight of critical protections. The move risks undermining enforcement of laws designed to ensure equal access to education, while also disrupting established support systems. Experts warn that decentralizing accountability could leave vulnerable students without consistent safeguards. Concerns focus on how the transition may weaken monitoring of civil rights compliance in schools nationwide.
Parceling out the U.S. Department of Education’s responsibilities to other agencies puts students with disabilities at risk by weakening federal enforcement of the laws that protect them and severing ...
