A planned reduction of the duties of the U.S. Department of Education by President Donald Trump has rattled teachers and administrators throughout the nation. But educators and state officials have differing views on how much the cuts could affect New Hampshire.

The Department of Education is facing a reckoning under US President Donald Trump. After spending months on the campaign trail vowing to close the department, Trump took his most drastic step yet toward fulfilling that promise by cutting nearly half the department’s staff.

For parents of children with disabilities, advocating for their child is often complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. Advocates warn that Education Department staff cuts could make the process even harder.