special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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More than 1 in 7 public school students between the ages of 3 and 21 received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, during the 2022-23 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
Students receive special education services for a wide variety of disabilities.
—Camille Phillips, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The report found children were subjected to similar abuses and the jail failed to provide special education services to 17-year-old boys and girls in custody.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
However, there are good-cause exemptions in place to the recommendation for retention, such as students receiving special education services or multilingual learners who are demonstrating progress on the state language assessment.
—Monica Goldson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
Students receive special education services for a wide variety of disabilities.
—Camille Phillips, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The report found children were subjected to similar abuses and the jail failed to provide special education services to 17-year-old boys and girls in custody.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
However, there are good-cause exemptions in place to the recommendation for retention, such as students receiving special education services or multilingual learners who are demonstrating progress on the state language assessment.
—Monica Goldson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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