Special education funding for students with hearing and vision loss cut in DEI probe

Special education funding for students with hearing and vision loss cut in DEI probe

Education Department cuts affect programs that provided materials "used for my daughter's first Communion and first reconciliation," said a Catholic parent.

Special education funding for students with hearing and vision loss cut in DEI probe - Catholic Review

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for programs in eight states that is aimed at assisting students who are both visually and hearing-impaired, sometimes referred to as deafblind. The cut comes amid the Trump administration’s efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, sometimes referred to as DEI, within federal agencies. Kristi Arsenault, a Maryland mom whose 9-year-old daughter is on the d…