The Education Department plans to shift oversight of special education to another agency, alarming many disability rights advocates.
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The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.
The Education Department plans to shift oversight of special education to another agency, alarming many disability rights advocates.
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The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

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The Education Department said the decision to outsource work to other agencies 'will not impact students, parents or families.'