by Michelle Diament
“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.
Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the states.” She is to do so while “ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely,” the order states.”