Trump shifts special education and civil rights oversight out of Education Department, raising concerns over student protections.

The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will be moved to the Department of Health and Human Services.

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.

It plans to move special education and civil rights functions to HHS and DOJ.

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

President Donald Trump's administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

Explore the impacts of Trump's plan to shift special education oversight from the Department of Education to Health and Human Services.

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

These transfers mean that the bulk of the Education Department's functions have now been distributed across various other agencies

The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is handing off two of its most important functions, giving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. With the…

The Justice Department will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, officials said.

The Trump administration is further gutting the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.

Former OCR staffers say the Justice Department’s approach to civil rights investigations could leave some students behind. Trump officials argue that won’t happen.

These transfers mean that the bulk of the Education Department's functions have now been distributed across various other agencies

"By moving special education from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services, the administration is taking us back to a dark period in American…

Trump shifts special education and civil rights oversight out of Education Department, raising concerns over student protections.

The department says services and protections won't change as HHS and DOJ take on larger roles. Critics aren't convinced.