In February 2025, the DOGE abruptly terminated the ‘Charting My Path for Future Success’ program, a vital initiative designed to assist high school students with disabilities in transitioning to adulthood.

Just from the start of the year, the program provided essential support to approximately 1,600 juniors across 13 school districts, including those in Virginia, Arizona, and Georgia.

There are over 7 million young people with disabilities of school age in the US that could have benefited from the program.

The cancellation has left many students and families without crucial resources. For instance, Logan, a 17-year-old junior at Newton South High School in Massachusetts, relied on the program to navigate the challenges of his disability and prepare for life after graduation.

Logan suffers from disorders caused by a rare variation in their TANC2 gene. He sometimes misses school to attend hard-to-schedule appointments with medical specialists. And sometimes time in class gets physically and mentally very hard for him. The program was essential for him to help him adjust to the school system.

For for students with disabilities, leaving high school can feel like stepping off a cliff, John Curley, a special educator at Logan's high school who worked on Charting My Path, told NPR.

"We try so hard, as best we can, to build a parachute for individuals and families so that it's a little bit of a more graceful fall. That's what I loved about [Charting My Path]."

We urge the Department of Government Efficiency to reinstate the ‘Charting My Path’ program immediately, ensuring that students with disabilities receive the support they need to succeed.