CEC's Executive Director Chad Rummel on CNN - Mass Firings Impact Special Education Services
CEC's Executive Director was interviewed on CNN on October 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the Department of Education's layoffs on special education programs. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) have been nearly eliminated in that "reduction in force" effort. It destroys the expertise, support, and resources critical to ensuring IDEA implementation in states, eroding rights for children with disabilities, and destroying the safety net for their parents. Without OSEP, IDEA is in grave jeopardy.
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14 October, 2025