Michelle Diament of Disability Scoop reported (March 21, 2025) that “President Donald Trump is directing his education secretary to move forward with dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, a step that advocates say would have serious implications for students with disabilities.”
Diament’s article includes a statement from Katy Neas, CEO of The Arc of the United States and a former deputy assistant secretary in the Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: “While the right to a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities will remain under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, states will struggle to deliver on its promise without federal technical assistance, oversight and enforcement.”
