Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4950x3444+53+15/resize/4950x3444!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Ffa%2F04b915a249d8829ae3b10e7cbf41%2Fgettyimages-1298372564.jpg' alt='The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.'/><p><em>The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.</em></p><p>(Image credit: Robert Knopes)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5962899' />