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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.

00:00 Intro
01:00 What is the U.S. Department of Education?
01:23 How could this affect IEPs and 504 plans?
01:42 Is my child’s current IEP/504 plan still in effect?
01:56 I’m trying to get an IEP/504 plan. Should I keep going?
02:14 What happens if the Department of Education closes?

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