special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The class president read off testimonies from her peers, with students noting the value of the small school community for those of them with special education needs or those who were new to the country.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Fifty years ago, special education in America was born.
—December 4, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
Tagnesi was demoted to a classroom teaching role last year after working as director of GUHSD’s special education department since 2010, following an internal investigation into the 2020 kidnapping and trafficking of a student.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Dec. 2025
The suit, which was filed in Ocean County Superior Court, names the school district as well as Pinelands High School Principal Troy Henderson, Director of Special Services Marisa Elwood and special education specialist Scott Beaton as defendants.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Fifty years ago, special education in America was born.
—December 4, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
Tagnesi was demoted to a classroom teaching role last year after working as director of GUHSD’s special education department since 2010, following an internal investigation into the 2020 kidnapping and trafficking of a student.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 3 Dec. 2025
The suit, which was filed in Ocean County Superior Court, names the school district as well as Pinelands High School Principal Troy Henderson, Director of Special Services Marisa Elwood and special education specialist Scott Beaton as defendants.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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