In private call, Education Dept. tried, but failed, to reassure disability advocates
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For decades, the Education Department has overseen IDEA and other services for people with disabilities, like helping adults transition to life after school. While the federal government has never directly managed how schools serve students, it has been responsible for keeping schools accountable for meeting the needs of those students, providing federal funding for services and offering technical assistance to local leaders.

For months, the disability community has been on edge about how moving oversight of IDEA could affect students.

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