Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights from the Education Department
The plan would shift disability oversight and civil rights enforcement from Education as the administration says it will reduce micromanagement.
- The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is moving oversight of special education and student civil rights out of the U.S. Department of Education, transferring these major responsibilities to other federal agencies.
- The Department of Health and Human Services will assume control of special education, taking over the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services , which manages billions in grants and enforces the landmark Individuals with Disabilities Education Act .
- The Department of Justice will take over federal civil rights enforcement in education, absorbing the Office for Civil Rights to investigate school and university complaints regarding discrimination based on race, gender, disability, or national origin.
- The dramatic shifts are part of a broader strategy to systematically dismantle the Education Department from within. Because only Congress possesses the legal authority to officially close a cabinet-level department, Education Secretary Linda McMahon is using interagency agreements to offload core operations to other parts of the government.
- Disability advocacy groups and labor unions strongly condemned the decision, warning that splintering these offices will dilute federal oversight, disrupt long-standing support systems for roughly 7.5 million students with disabilities, and create bureaucratic chaos for families.
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Special ed, civil rights to be shifted out of Trump’s shrinking Department of Education
Officials with the U.S. Department of Education announced plans for its further dismantling on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights enforcement to other agencies, in another major step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the department. The Department of …
Trump pulls special education, civil rights oversight from education department
The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. With the transfers announced Tuesday, the vast majority of Education Department functions now have been assigned to other agencies.
US Education, Justice Departments to partner on civil-rights enforcement
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice to coordinate enforcement of federal civil rights laws in schools.Under the civil-rights agreement, the departments will work together to investigate and resolve discrimination complaints and pursue enforcement actions when warranted. According to a fact sheet, the arrangement will not change the process for students, parents or educat…
Education Department shifts key responsibilities out of agency
The Education Department on Tuesday announced four more “interagency” agreements sharing key responsibilities with other federal agencies. The development marks Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s latest move to effectively dismantle her agency, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order last March essentially abolishing the department and returning control to the states. With this week’s directive, McMahon has now signed a total of …
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