US EditionFall River's Diman will lose $115K as Trump's education cuts shock state. What to know.
- The Trump administration plans to move special education programs to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, creating concerns among experts about the future of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its related services.
- Democratic senators are urging Education Secretary Linda McMahon for clarification on how recent layoffs at the Department of Education will impact the rights of students with disabilities and the enforcement of IDEA.
- Sueli Gwiazdowski, a disability advocate, emphasizes that moving special education from the Education Department to HHS may categorize disability as a health issue rather than integrate it into public education.
- The Department of Education currently oversees funding and compliance for special education, serving around 7.5 million students, but recent cuts could impair its ability to fulfill these vital roles.
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Education Department Moves to Revamp Student Debt Programs
The US Department of Education is launching a rulemaking process that could see the agency overhaul multiple federal student aid programs, the latest in a series of steps by President Donald Trump to reshape an agency that administers loans to millions of American borrowers.
How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education
Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up.She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved being on the speech and debate team – but the campus wasn’t wheelchair accessible. Her second school forced her to learn in a separate room, away from her non-disabled friends.“I had to fight my way out of that by going to a lot of…meetings and asserting that I was capable and able to participate in t…
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