by Nadra Nittle | Jun 17, 2026 | Civil Rights, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, disability rights, doj, education, Health and Human Services, Heritage Foundation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Linda McMahon, News Analysis, office for civil rights, Project 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., special education, Trump Administration
The Trump administration took aggressive new steps on Tuesday to shut down the Department of Education. Through agreements with other federal agencies, the administration announced that it would give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) oversight of some of the Education Department’s key functions. HHS will oversee special education and…
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by Christina A. Samuels | Oct 18, 2025 | Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Disability, Disability Justice, disability rights, Donald Trump, Government Shutdown, Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, Linda McMahon, Mass Layoffs, News, Project 2025, special education, Trump Administration
Two months after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed, she and a small team from the department met with leadership from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, an advocacy group that works on behalf of millions of students with dyslexia and other disorders. Jacqueline Rodriguez, NCLD’s chief executive officer, recalled pressing McMahon on a question raised during her…
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