Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a report highlighting the impacts of recent firings at the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on students who rely on OCR to...
Last Thursday, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) to begin closing the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Characterized as a State’s responsibility, the intention is to return the Department’s main function back to the States for management. Moreover,...
Disability Scoop President Donald Trump is directing his education secretary to move forward with dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, a step that advocates say would have serious implications for students with disabilities. Trump signed an executive order...
Chalkbeat A big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law. President Donald Trump made a brief announcement Friday morning of a policy that could upend how the nation serves its 7.5 million students with disabilities....
Here & Now A special education leader under the George W. Bush administration says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities. Stephanie Smith Lee now serves as policy and advocacy co-director at the National Down...
Axios President Trump's campaign promise to dismantle the Department of Education could prove more costly for red states than blue. Why it matters: Funding for public schools primarily falls to local and state governments, but federal funds work to fill the gaps....
The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) filed a federal lawsuit yesterday on behalf of students and families across the country that seeks to reverse the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights'...
COPAA opposes the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Doing so poses a serious threat to public education. As advocates, we know that these unprecedented actions will result in devastating and irreversible harm to our...
On March 11th, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon announced a reduction of force (RIF) that affects half of the Department’s workforce, moving from 4,133 workers to 2,183. Those impacted will be placed on administrative leave beginning on March...