US EditionFall River's Diman will lose $115K as Trump's education cuts shock state. What to know.
- President Trump announced plans to transfer special education programs from the U.S. Department of Education to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which may lead to dramatic changes, according to experts.
- Nearly 7.5 million students, or 15% of K-12, are currently served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act .
- Democratic senators expressed concerns over cuts and layoffs at the Education Department, emphasizing the potential negative impacts on students with disabilities.
- Advocates worry that moving special education oversight away from the Education Department could harm the rights of students with disabilities, as described by disability advocate Sueli Gwiazdowski.
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Education Department Moves to Revamp Student Debt Programs
The US Department of Education is launching a rulemaking process that could see the agency overhaul multiple federal student aid programs, the latest in a series of steps by President Donald Trump to reshape an agency that administers loans to millions of American borrowers.
How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education
Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up.She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved being on the speech and debate team – but the campus wasn’t wheelchair accessible. Her second school forced her to learn in a separate room, away from her non-disabled friends.“I had to fight my way out of that by going to a lot of…meetings and asserting that I was capable and able to participate in t…
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