Despite the pending short-term agreement led by the Senate that would allow federal employees to return to work, COPAA remains extremely concerned that the Department of Education (ED) has taken steps to eliminate all but a handful of staff and gut key offices including the Office of Special Education Programs, the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Office for Civil Rights, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and more. These cuts, along with public acknowledgement that options are being explored to move special education programs out of ED, threaten accountability and transparency, along with decades of progress in protecting students with disabilities. The harmful actions threaten the core tenets of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and put the educational access and opportunity for millions of children with disabilities at risk. The Secretary’s actions also stand in direct conflict with the Department’s statutorily required duties under IDEA, and such changes have not been approved by Congress. Given these, immediate oversight by Congress is essential. Tell Congress to conduct oversight hearings. The public deserves to learn how the Secretary plans to fulfill the Department’s full obligations under IDEA and other authorized disability laws.