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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Two of the U.S. Department of Education's biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and supervising programs for students with disabilities.

The moves to HHS and DOJ would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close, and it would leave the Education Department with a shrinking number of responsibilities.

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"While the administration claimed the move would better serve some of the nation's most vulnerable children, disability rights advocates sounded the alarm.

"This is another vindictive attempt to undermine public education," says Denise Forte, president and CEO of Ed Trust, a think tank focused on addressing education inequity.

"And at this moment, when we know that children with disabilities need more support, not less " HHS is not the place for that."

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Republicans know that the more educated someone is, the more they vote against Republicans.

And the more cruel they can be to children, the more the Cult likes it.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-16 02:43 PM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf and the Republicans behave as if they are never losing power, like the Third Reich.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-16 03:50 PM | Reply

Or they know it will be a long time wandering in the desert after the end of the Trumpy error and they have to destroy as much democracy as they can while they can. Devil be damned.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-16 03:53 PM | Reply

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