On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities“, that attempts to dismantle the Department of Education.
TASH strongly opposes the Administration’s latest effort to dismantle the Department of Education, which requires an act of Congress.
The Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights play a critical role in enforcing and providing oversight to the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure that students with disabilities have access to quality outcomes-base, public education and to protect their rights and prevent discrimination. The Administration’s efforts to shut down the Department of Education will harm students with disabilities, their families and communities.
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Call your Members of Congress — your Representative and Senators — to educate them on the important work that the Department of Education does to protect and support students with disabilities and their families. Urge them to use their power and authority to support and protect the Department of Education and its vital role in supporting and protecting students with disabilities. You can look up your Members of Congress at Congress.gov, or you can be transferred to their office by calling the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. |