Author: Lennon Sherburne

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would mean for kids who receive special education services. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Parents of kids with disabilities are used to fighting – fighting for understanding, for acceptance and for resources. And that is why so many of them fear the possible elimination of the Department of Education. That’s the federal agency that distributes federal funds meant to help educate kids with disabilities. Now, to be clear, eliminating the Department of Education does not mean the funding will go away…