What the U.S. Department of Education executive order could mean for neurodivergent kids

What is the U.S. Department of Education? What role does it play in IEPs and 504 plans? Now that President Trump signed an executive order asking Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the department, what happens if it shuts down? Get answers from Rae Jacobson, host of Understood’s Hyperfocus podcast, about what changes at the Department of Education could mean for neurodivergent kids.

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