special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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Will my child lose IEP, special education support or 504 disability accommodations?
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
The process to prove a disability is tedious and things like school special education records aren't counted.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
These are positions like teachers’ aides, special education paraprofessionals, cafeteria staff, custodians, front office clerks, and after-school group leaders.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
House Republicans sounded the alarm last spring, proposing a budget that paired common-sense spending reductions with fully funding the special education excess cost grant for cities and towns.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
The process to prove a disability is tedious and things like school special education records aren't counted.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
These are positions like teachers’ aides, special education paraprofessionals, cafeteria staff, custodians, front office clerks, and after-school group leaders.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
House Republicans sounded the alarm last spring, proposing a budget that paired common-sense spending reductions with fully funding the special education excess cost grant for cities and towns.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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