The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced four new interagency agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ).
The partnerships seek to bolster coordination between programs serving individuals with disabilities and to also improve civil rights enforcement in schools.
The agreements represent the newest development in the Trump administration’s restructuring of the Education Department, and move certain responsibilities to agencies with specialized expertise. The agreements follow 10 prior partnerships signed over the past year.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the actions reflect the administration’s dual approach.
“The Trump Administration has been clear: as we scale back federal micromanagement when it hinders success, we are equally committed to bolstering the efficacy of federal oversight where it is essential,” McMahon said in a statement….