Civil rights in crisis: How the US Education Department’s shift is reshaping student protections – The Times of India

US Department of Education. (Getty Images) The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), once a watchdog for students’ rights, is now at the center of a dramatic…

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Students’ disability rights in jeopardy as Trump inches closer to shattering US Education Department – The Times of India

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has been introducing a major overhaul of the American education system since assuming office, including a proposal…

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Trump plans to dismantle the US Department of Education: What it means for special needs students – Times of India

When President-elect Donald Trump announced his intentions to dismantle the US Department of Education (DoE), the education community was ablaze with concern, particularly among advocates for special needs children. The…

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