special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The alliance is also advocating for the state legislature to provide the full funding necessary for the district's special education services, since IPS currently operates at a $24 million annual deficit.
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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
Purposely underbudgeting for special education is a practice former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking defended as standard practice at a board meeting last month.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
This is after the TEA took over BISD in 2014 citing financial mismanagement, issues with board governance and special education.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
Carr has been employed in the Cudahy School District as a special education paraprofessional since 2022.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
Purposely underbudgeting for special education is a practice former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking defended as standard practice at a board meeting last month.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
This is after the TEA took over BISD in 2014 citing financial mismanagement, issues with board governance and special education.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
Carr has been employed in the Cudahy School District as a special education paraprofessional since 2022.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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