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Federal agencies reopened Monday as the latest government shutdown ended, bringing hundreds of thousands of furloughed employees back to work and restoring key public services nationwide.
Education advocates warn that Trump-era shutdown firings have hollowed out the federal special education office, raising concerns about oversight, services, and protections for vulnerable students.
As chaos engulfed federal agencies in 2017, norms unraveled and long‑standing safeguards buckled, revealing how one presidency could upend the machinery of American governance.
The White House said Trump will sign an order to dismantle the Department of Education, signaling a major overhaul of federal oversight in schools and sparking intense national debate.
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill to temporarily end the longest government shutdown in US history, restoring funding after weeks of political deadlock and economic disruption.