[Opinion] What Federal Shift Could Mean for Pennsylvania’s Special Education Needs

Why Moving Special Education Out of the Ed. Dept Will Not Help Students (Opinion)

We shouldn’t redefine special education as a medical service. What to know as it moves to HHS.

What federal shift could mean for Pennsylvania’s special education needs

Special education oversight is shifting out of the US Department of Education, federal officials have announced, a move that many disability advocates decried as potentially fragmenting critical programs. The change could have particular effects in Pennsylvania, which has one of the nation’s highest shares of students with disabilities. Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have said relocating these functions to the US Department…

Education Department Shifts Civil Rights and Special Ed

The Education Department is moving civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department and special education oversight to Health and Human Services.

Education Department Shifts Programs to HHS, DOJ

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has entered four new interagency agreements with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, expanding collaboration on special education, civil rights enforcement, student privacy, and school advisory services as the administration seeks to streamline federal program oversight. The agreements transfer portions of program administration and support functions to agencies with subje…