Trump administration transfers special education and civil rights oversight from Education Department to HHS and DOJ.
The Education Department announced on June 16, 2026, that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will move to the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office for Civil Rights will move to the Department of Justice. The transfers are part of Education Secretary Linda McMahon's efforts to dismantle the agency following President Trump's March 2025 executive order. The moves bring the total number of interagency agreements to 14.
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Coverage solidifies around systematic Education Department dismantling, with conservatives framing it as federalism restoration while progressives warn of civil rights enforcement erosion and disability protection gaps under interagency restructuring.
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“Trump Administration Shifts Special Education Programs to Health Department”T New York Times LEFT
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“Trump orders Education Department to shift key responsibilities out of agency”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Trump takes special education, civil rights oversight away from Education Department” · AP News, The Hill, Bloomberg, Politico
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NPRNPR Trump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rights 1d ago TNew York Times Trump Administration Shifts Special Education Programs to Health Department 23h ago MJMother Jones RFK Jr. Will Oversee Disability Education Policy 20h ago CENTER4
APAP News Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department HThe Hill Trump takes special education, civil rights oversight away from Education Department 22h ago BLBloomberg Education Dept. Sheds More Programs in Bid to Dismantle Agency 23h ago PPolitico Trump to shift more programs out of Education Department in latest move to shutter agency 1d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner Trump orders Education Department to shift key responsibilities out of agency 21h ago NYPNY Post Trump pulls special education, civil rights oversight from education department 20h ago WTWashington Times Education Department shuffles civil rights, special education offices to other agencies 21h ago BBreitbart Department of Education Shifts Oversight of Special Education, Civil Rights to Other Agencies 16h ago FThe Federalist Education Department Takes Further Steps To Dismantle Itself 4h ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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