"Dozens of the Education Department's programs were scattered across Washington D.C. last week, but a few core components remain at the Lyndon B. Johnson Building on Maryland Avenue: the offices for civil rights, special education and federal student aid (FSA). These three offices, particularly FSA, oversee some of the department's most direct services to taxpayers-including the Pell grant, federal student loans, discrimination complaints and individualized education programs for students with disabilities-so moving them would likely be more complicated and controversial."
"President Trump has talked about moving FSA to the Small Business Association and sending special education to the Department of Health and Human Services. Plus, as the Department of Justice has become increasingly involved in education issues, several experts anticipate OCR could be relocated there. A senior department official told reporters last week that ED is "still exploring the best plan" for those offices and the programs they oversee."
Dozens of Education Department programs were moved across Washington D.C., while the offices for civil rights, special education and federal student aid (FSA) remain at the Lyndon B. Johnson Building. These three offices oversee direct taxpayer services such as the Pell Grant, federal student loans, discrimination complaints and individualized education programs for students with disabilities, so relocating them would be complicated and controversial. Other programs, including those in the Office of Postsecondary Education, were outsourced through six interagency agreements to diminish the department. The administration has proposed moving FSA to the Small Business Administration and special education to HHS, and experts expect OCR could shift to the Department of Justice. A senior official said ED is still exploring the best plan.
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