Month: March 2025

By David Bateman on March 28, 2025 ( Leave a comment )

Special Education to the Department of Health and Human Services?

President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will assume responsibility for students with disabilities has sparked widespread backlash and confusion among disability advocates, educators, and legal experts. The brief announcement, made during an unrelated event about a fighter jet, offered no specifics on […]

By David Bateman on March 11, 2025 ( Leave a comment )

PBS NewsHour Story on Special Education

The PBS NewsHour recently interviewed one of the writers of SpedLawBlog about potential cuts to special education and the removal of the U.S. Department of Education. It is worth a watch.