Disability Scoop

As the U.S. Department of Education accelerates efforts to dismantle the agency, the implications for students with disabilities remain murky. The agency said that it reached two new agreements late last month to transfer management of education-related programs to other federal departments. The deals follow seven so-called “interagency agreements” last year. Despite Trump administration officials repeatedly indicating that they intend to move oversight of special education to another agency, the program is not part of the newly announced partnerships. Neither is the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, which handles disability discrimination complaints. The Education Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the current status of both.