Last week, the Trump administration announced they were laying off nearly all employees at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs who oversee implementation of the federal special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). PACER is extremely concerned about the devastating effects this would have on ensuring that families, schools, and states receive the services and guidance they need to provide students with disabilities a free, appropriate public education. 

You can help PACER in our efforts to reverse these harmful actions. Please join other families and community members across the country by signing this petition to reinstate critical OSEP staff.