Education Department Shifts Programs to HHS, DOJ

Education Department Shifts Civil Rights and Special Ed

The Education Department is moving civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department and special education oversight to Health and Human Services.

Education Department Shifts Programs to HHS, DOJ

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has entered four new interagency agreements with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, expanding collaboration on special education, civil rights enforcement, student privacy, and school advisory services as the administration seeks to streamline federal program oversight. The agreements transfer portions of program administration and support functions to agencies with subje…