compensatory education

noun

: educational programs intended to make up for experiences (such as cultural experiences) lacked by disadvantaged children

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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

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

If districts are missing students who qualify for compensatory education funding, that money isn’t available. —Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020

Landin said the Greater Houston Partnership would be focused on preserving HB 3 passed last session, which helped implement literacy programs, compensatory education and teacher incentives. —Paul Wedding, Houston Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2020

However, education officials are still looking for guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, and compensatory education (meaning making up for any knowledge or skills lost) could be needed for students receiving special education. —al, 24 Mar. 2020

Since 1980 the federal government has spent almost $500 billion (in 2017 dollars) on compensatory education and another $250 billion on Head Start programs for low-income preschoolers. —Eric A. Hanushek And, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2019

The boy was awarded 1,200 hours of compensatory education at $60 per hour. —Philly.com, 11 Dec. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above