Trump's Layoffs Impact Disabled Kids
Recent layoffs in the Department of Education have raised concerns, with one expert stating,
"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."
Last Friday, nearly all senior staff members in the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) received reduction-in-force notices, as part of a larger layoff affecting 460 people across the Department of Education.
- OSEP is responsible for distributing funding connected to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
- This funding supports roughly 7.5 million disabled students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
- The federal government is supposed to cover up to 40% of IEP costs, but currently covers around 13%.
Author's summary: Trump's layoffs hurt disabled kids' education funding.
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