From DisabilityScoop.com— By Michelle Diament —
As the U.S. Department of Education accelerates efforts to dismantle the agency, the implications for special education students remain murky.
The agency said that it reached two new agreements late last month to transfer management of education-related programs to other federal departments. The deals follow seven so-called “interagency agreements” last year.
Despite Trump administration officials repeatedly indicating that they intend to move oversight of special education to another agency, the program is not part of the newly announced partnerships. Neither is the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, which handles disability discrimination complaints. The Education Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the current status of both.
Instead, the latest agreements, or IAAs, will see the Department of Health and Human Services help manage programs related to safety and security of schools and the Department of State take over a reporting portal for foreign gifts to institutions of higher education.
“As we continue to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states, our new partnerships with the State Department and HHS represent a practical step toward greater efficiency, stronger coordination, and meaningful improvement,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said of the new agreements.
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