compensatory education
noun
: educational programs intended to make up for experiences (such as cultural experiences) lacked by disadvantaged children
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The system created 124 new positions to target behavioral health needs at the 14 schools with the highest concentration of compensatory education students last school year, using $11.3 million in new state compensatory education funding, according to the document.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Per Fairfax’s resolution agreement with the department, the district will designate an administrator to oversee the creation and implementation of a plan to provide compensatory education to students with disabilities.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
The agreement also calls for the district to designate an administrator to implement a plan for compensatory education, convene teams to assess whether students were not provided appropriate education and determine the services necessary to remedy deficits.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
If districts are missing students who qualify for compensatory education funding, that money isn’t available.
—Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Per Fairfax’s resolution agreement with the department, the district will designate an administrator to oversee the creation and implementation of a plan to provide compensatory education to students with disabilities.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
The agreement also calls for the district to designate an administrator to implement a plan for compensatory education, convene teams to assess whether students were not provided appropriate education and determine the services necessary to remedy deficits.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
If districts are missing students who qualify for compensatory education funding, that money isn’t available.
—Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
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“Compensatory education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensatory%20education. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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