(The Center Square) - Since the Trump administration’s moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, it has prompted a wide range of reactions from state education leaders nationwide.

The department announced this past week that six offices within the Department of Education will be transferred to four partner agencies: Health and Human Services, Labor, Interior and State.

That shift leaves them without key funding and oversight once provided by the federal agency, New York state education officials said.

New York Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia, D-Bronx, warned the move could leave students with disabilities without safeguards.

“When federal protections weaken, it is our children with disabilities who are placed at the greatest risk,” Tapia said in a press release. “New York canno

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