The measure would create a shield around core Education Department offices overseeing special education and Native American, K-12 and postsecondary education. A U.S. Department of Education worker acknowledges a crowd of supporters after leaving the Department of Education building on March 28, 2025. (Josh Morgan, USA TODAY) Department of Education workers leave the Department of Education building after clearing out their desks on March 28, 2025. A top Education Department official held a call earlier this month with prominent special ed advocates, several of whom came away with more questions than answers. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: In bipartisan rebuke, Senate panel votes to shield special ed from RFK Jr.'s agency