special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The Growing Challenge in Special Education The numbers paint a stark picture: more than 7.5 million K-12 students in the U.S. qualify for special education services.
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Adding sales taxes to legal, financial and accounting services and increasing a surcharge on some health insurance plans
✂️ Limiting spending increases on disability services for low-income residents and special education transportation to save more than $1.3 billion.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Under federal law, once a student is diagnosed with a specific learning disability, districts are required to offer them special education services.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Both lawsuits allege that district officials violated state law by allowing students receiving special education services to be physically restrained and by failing to follow proper procedure before facilitating the students’ arrests.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Adding sales taxes to legal, financial and accounting services and increasing a surcharge on some health insurance plans
✂️ Limiting spending increases on disability services for low-income residents and special education transportation to save more than $1.3 billion.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Under federal law, once a student is diagnosed with a specific learning disability, districts are required to offer them special education services.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Both lawsuits allege that district officials violated state law by allowing students receiving special education services to be physically restrained and by failing to follow proper procedure before facilitating the students’ arrests.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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