Despite a court ruling against the Trump administration, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, had told a Senate panel the department was ‘discussing our options.’ (Evan Vucci/AP)The Education Department told states this week that it was reversing course and enforcing an Obama-era regulation designed to ensure children of color are not disproportionately punished or sent to special-education classrooms. In March, a federal court ruled that the Trump administration must implement the regulation immediately. It lifted the two-year delay DeVos imposed. The Trump administration complained that the rule could lead to quotas, but the court said that reasoning was flawed. “Given what’s at stake, the department should do all they can to assist states to come into compliance with the law.”

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 18:24 UTC