Sweeping Dept. of Education layoffs lead to uncertainty for future of students with disabilities

How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s Report Card and civil rights complaints.

Colorado disability rights organizations speak out against sweeping cuts to US Department of Education

Disability Law Colorado says the move will strip essential protections for students with disabilities and weaken enforcement of civil rights laws like the ADA, IDEA, and Section 504.

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What dismantling the Education Department means for kids with disabilities

A special education teacher works with a kindergarten student. This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of reporting on the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. The news on that front has been chaotic — a draft executive order to close the department was leaked, then walked back by t…

Students with disabilities may receive less support after Education Department layoffs

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon.