06/17/2026
CASE CALL TO ACTION:
URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
The Department of Education recently announced an agreement to move the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), to the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to the Department of Justice. Congress provided OSERS with the responsibility over the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and OCR with ensuring compliance with federal education laws. OSERS administers IDEA, an education law, not a health care law. OCR plays a vital role in enforcing IDEA and other education laws. Both should remain in the Department of Education under the leadership of education experts.
Act today and tell Members of Congress to do everything in their power to keep OSERS and OCR in their rightful place, at the Department of Education.
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