Special Ed Split Sparks Education Alarm | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 21, 2026 · 2m

Former education officials from both parties are sounding the alarm over the Department of Education’s plan to hand over special education and civil rights enforcement to other agencies, warning it risks turning students into patients, fragmenting accountability, and weakening landmark protections like IDEA. Critics fear delays and systemic failure, while the Education Department insists the move is about smarter resource pooling and unchanged commitment to student rights. Meanwhile, Congress is considering similar shifts — excluding special education — but a key senator pledges to stop any…