Trump takes special education, civil rights oversight away from Education Department

The Trump administration announced that the Department of Education will no longer oversee special education and civil rights. The Department of Justice now handles civil rights enforcement and student privacy, while the Department of Health and Human Services manages special education initiatives. These interagency agreements, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, follow an executive order to effectively dismantle the department and return control to the states, shifting key responsibilities to other federal agencies to reduce the agency's scope.