special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The state agency has also disbursed funds to schools for special education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The policy prescriptions at hand should be around increasing Medicaid access and high quality intervention services through programs like Head Start, not cutting $1 trillion dollars in public health insurance, and tens of millions of dollars in special education and early intervention grants.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The Olathe School District previously told The Star Barrett was a special education paraprofessional from 2003 to 2005 and later from August 2009 to May 2023.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Superintendent Mary Skipper noted the district’s progress in literacy, multilingual learners’ success and for students with special education plans.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The policy prescriptions at hand should be around increasing Medicaid access and high quality intervention services through programs like Head Start, not cutting $1 trillion dollars in public health insurance, and tens of millions of dollars in special education and early intervention grants.
—Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The Olathe School District previously told The Star Barrett was a special education paraprofessional from 2003 to 2005 and later from August 2009 to May 2023.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Superintendent Mary Skipper noted the district’s progress in literacy, multilingual learners’ success and for students with special education plans.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for special education
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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