Trump administration moves special education oversight to HHS amid RFK Jr. controversy
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James Downie
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The article reports on the Trump administration's plan to shift responsibilities of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services, as part of broader efforts to dismantle the Education Department. This comes amid controversy over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s past public insults toward disabled students and communities, as he now oversees health agencies that would absorb these special education functions. The piece examines the implications for students with disabilities and the political tensions surrounding these changes.
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· 3 pulledOSERS helps people with disabilities achieve competitive integrated employment, which is to say jobs that pay at least minimum wage with the same benefits as those for nondisabled employees, and allows them to work with nondisabled coworkers.
The Education Department announced a plan to shift away the responsibilities of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Among the many changes, the Education Department announced a series of 'partnerships' with other U.S. government agencies, as the Trump administration attempts to effectively dismantle the department.
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