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Witnesses warn block grants or cuts to IDEA could reduce services and accountability for students with disabilities
Summary
Witness testimony and member questioning focused on risks to students with disabilities if IDEA funding is reduced, converted to block grants, or if federal civil‑rights enforcement is curtailed.
Members and witnesses devoted substantial time to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and related civil‑rights enforcement. Robert Kim, executive director of Education Law Center and former deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, said targeted federal funding and federal enforcement are essential to protect students with disabilities and warned of harms from block‑granting or diverting those funds.
Kim described IDEA’s structure…
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