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Two of the U.S. Department of Education’s biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and supervising programs for students with disabilities.<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration said Tuesday it will move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OSERS manages programs that support students with disabilities, offering guidance and oversight to ensure states follow the landmark Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a law that guarantees disabled students access to an equitable public education. It also provides funding and services related to job training and independent living skills for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The administration announced it would also move the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to the U.S. Department of Justice. OCR’s staff of civil rights attorneys are tasked with protecting students in K-12 schools and universities from discrimination based on disability, gender, race and national origin. OCR has been in tumult for months, targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration for staff cuts, then reversals of those cuts.<\/p>\n

The moves to HHS and DOJ would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close, and it would leave the Education Department with a shrinking number of responsibilities.<\/p>\n

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Education Department’s Kim Richey, who is assistant secretary for civil rights, said the shifts are part of an administration commitment to end what she called micromanagement.<\/p>\n

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“With this in mind, and after careful consideration, OSERS will be partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the administration of programs for infants, toddlers, children, students and individuals with disabilities,” Richey wrote. “Likewise, the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will partner with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to strengthen enforcement of federal civil rights laws.”<\/p>\n

While the administration claimed the move would better serve some of the nation’s most vulnerable children, disability rights advocates sounded the alarm.<\/p>\n

“This is another vindictive attempt to undermine public education,” says Denise Forte, president and CEO of Ed Trust, a think tank focused on addressing education inequity. “And at this moment, when we know that children with disabilities need more support, not less \u2014 HHS is not the place for that.”<\/p>\n

This is the latest effort in Secretary Linda McMahon’s self-described push to “peel back the layers of federal bureaucracy by partnering with agencies that are better suited to manage programs and empowering states and local leaders to oversee the rest.<\/p>\n

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