Written By Lexx Thornton The Trump administration’s latest round of layoffs has severely cut the U.S. Department of Education office responsible for special education, according to department sources. This reduction-in-force (RIF) effectively dismantles the central oversight body for the nation’s 7.5 million children with disabilities. The RIF impacted nearly all staff within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), sparing only a few top officials. OSERS manages and oversees roughly $15 billion in special education funding for states. The office is the “central nervous system” for ensuring states comply with the landmark civil rights law, the Individuals with
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