Key Facts

• The Office for Civil Rights handling discrimination complaints will be transferred to the Department of Justice.
• The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will be moved to the Department of Health and Human Services.
• These changes are part of a plan to reduce the federal government's role in education without Congress abolishing the Department of Education.
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon supports the move, saying it reduces federal micromanagement and improves oversight.
• Over 10 previous agreements have already shifted some education programs to other federal agencies.
• Advocates and unions worry the changes could weaken protections and make enforcement less effective.
• The restructuring could make it harder for teachers and schools to deal with federal education rules and complaints.
• The transfer is seen as part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to reshape how the federal government handles education.