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Mazie Hirono: “Secretary McMahon released a detailed plan for reorganizing…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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IDEA Anniversary Floor Speech

Published | Video Starts at 07:33

But without the necessary trained staff to support oversight of these programs, there is no one to help guide teachers or schools in developing these plans and ensuring that they are implemented or followed and mentioned. Just yesterday, Secretary McMahon released a detailed plan for reorganizing the Department of Education by moving dozens of programs and services to other agencies that do not have the necessary staffing, funding or expertise to oversee these programs. And we can expect that she will try to move idea. I heard from a middle school teacher on Hawaii island who emphasized just how unrealistic Trump's plan to move oversight of IDEA to another agency outside of the Education Department. (07:33–07:54)

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Asserts that Secretary McMahon plans to reorganize the Department of Education by moving programs to under-resourced agencies.

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