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On March 30th, Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. Some are cheering the move while others, especially parents of children with learning and/or developmental disabilities, are scared. Who's right?
 
In this episode of Neuropositive, we're digging into the Department of Education and laying out the facts including:

• When and why the DOEd was created
• What the DOEd actually does vs. what your State Board of Education does
• The importance of DOEd's primary functions of distributing funding (especially to low income schools), protecting the civil rights of students, and improving access to higher education
• Common myths and misconceptions about the DOEd
• Ramifications of dismantling the DOEd

Resources:

- You can follow writer and advocate, Mariana Hernandez, on Facebook and Substack

- TIME article: The Real Impact of Eliminating the Department of Education

- The Century Foundation: How Gutting the DOEd Would Hurt Students and Their Families