Corey Turner
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The head of a Wisconsin-based Head Start told the court her recent funding request was returned,
with the Trump administration telling her to please remove the following words.
Included was a long list titled Words to Limit or Avoid in Government Documents.
Head Start plays a key role in helping young children with disabilities, though the list also includes the word disabilities.
There was one mother who told us a story about the school bus stopping at the foot of her driveway.
And her daughter's standing in the window crying, saying, why can't I go with the other kids?
The department says it has signed six agreements with other federal agencies to essentially outsource the work of the education department.
For example, work normally done by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will be moving to the Department of Labor, as will the work of the Office of Post-Secondary Education.
Other work will shift to the State Department, Interior, and HHS.
Staff will also be moving, with just a few Education Department leaders remaining behind to provide oversight.
The Trump administration says this is all part of its plan to return education to the states.
Critics say these offices were placed at the Education Department by Congress, and only Congress can move them.
The department says it has signed six agreements with other federal agencies to essentially outsource the work of the Education Department.
For example, work normally done by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will be moving to the Department of Labor, as will the work of the Office of Post-Secondary Education.
Other work will shift to the State Department, Interior, and HHS.
Staff will also be moving, with just a few Education Department leaders remaining behind to provide oversight.
The Trump administration says this is all part of its plan to return education to the states.
Critics say these offices were placed at the Education Department by Congress, and only Congress can move them.