The Trump administration is further dismantling the Education Department, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.
The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. The administration made the announcement on Tuesday.
The Department of Justice also will take over work protecting student privacy and will provide some training and advisory help to schools.
Trump campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, saying he would “move education back to the states where it belongs.”
While only Congress can close the department, Trump’s education secretary, Linda McMahon has formed agreements with other federal agencies to handle much of her department’s work.
Advocates said the changes would create uncertainty around services relied upon by millions of families.
“As is too often the case, traditionally underserved students —...
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