Trump administration transfers special education and civil rights oversight from Education Department to other agencies
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The Associated Press
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Summary
President Trump's administration is continuing to dismantle the Education Department by transferring oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services and civil rights enforcement in education to the Department of Justice. These moves assign the vast majority of Education Department functions to other agencies, fulfilling Trump's campaign promise to shut down the department.
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With the transfers announced Tuesday, the vast majority of Education Department functions now have been assigned to other agencies.
Trump, a Republican, campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would
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