special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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That means our special education teachers and our inclusion teachers are just doing wonderful work with our students in meeting their (individualized education programs).
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
By 2024, the graduation rate for special education students was nearly 70%.
—Jackie Mader, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025
That includes six regular education teachers, six special education teachers, a school counselor, a college and career coach, a conflict resolution specialist, a restorative justice coordinator, and an assistant principal and principal.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Even my dad — a former special education teacher in the Bronx with a good pension and UFT retiree benefits — was priced out of the city.
—Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
By 2024, the graduation rate for special education students was nearly 70%.
—Jackie Mader, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025
That includes six regular education teachers, six special education teachers, a school counselor, a college and career coach, a conflict resolution specialist, a restorative justice coordinator, and an assistant principal and principal.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Even my dad — a former special education teacher in the Bronx with a good pension and UFT retiree benefits — was priced out of the city.
—Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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