U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, pictured earlier this year, told a gathering of special educators this week that they should expect more from students with disabilities. (U.S. Department of Education/Flickr)

The Department of Education issued a two-year delay of the “disproportionality” rule from the Obama administration, which aimed to ensure students from specific backgrounds aren’t wrongly placed in special education. Democratic lawmakers and disability advocates have expressed concern with the delay.