The #Trump admin is exploring moving the $15B program that supports #students w/ #disabilities to a different agency within the federal govt as it works to close the #Education Dept altogether, a department ofcl said Tuesday.
The effort comes on the heels of the agency’s decision this month to lay off the vast majority of employees working on #SpecialEducation services & months after *Education* Secy [pro wrestling promoter] Linda McMahon talked about moving the program to #HHS.
I am so afraid for the future
#Trump admin seeks to move #SpecialEducation to #RFKJr’s #HHS
The move would affect the $15 billion #IDEA program & comes as the admin seeks to close down the federal #Education Department
#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/10/21/trump-special-education-move/
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#specialeducation #specialed
https://stzuminus.education/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SPED-Teacher-posting-2025.pdf
No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says.
Their #kids rely on #specialeducation. #Trumpscuts have them on edge.
Critics Alarmed as Trump Leverages Shutdown to Gut Special Education Office
Some believe the layoffs are a way to force the special education law to be managed by some other federal office.
Trump Administration Guts Education Department With More Layoffs
#DepartmentOfEducation #SpecialEducation
"The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday"
The reckless destruction of this country continues with extra pressure on the marginalized.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
"The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education..."
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/11/education-department-wipes-out-special-ed-office-i/
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees.
> Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says. The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
In #YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #education #schools #SpecialEducation #USGovernment #Shutdown
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