"President Donald Trump, just one day after detailing his administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announced plans to shift federal programs supporting students with disabilities and school meals to the Department of Health and Human Services—prompting yet another round of confusion and anxiety among education advocates over policy actions that flout the law and decades of precedent," Education Week reports.

... "Beth Maglione, interim president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said that any transfer of that responsibility 'would take time.'"

"'In the absence of any comprehensive plan, a serious concern remains: how will this restructuring be executed without disruption to students and institutions?' she said."

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Publication Date: 3/21/2025