special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The law guarantees students with disabilities the right to a free, appropriate education and, in 2024, sent roughly $15 billion to schools to help pay for special education services.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott immediately ordered an overhaul of the local special education system and gave the TEA a week to make a draft corrective plan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The special education law, IDEA, is a much different story.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition to the City of Hartford and Hartford School Board, the complaint named Tilda Santiago, a special education case manager who allegedly repeatedly bullied and harassed Ortiz by yelling and humiliating the teen in front of other students and teachers.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Cory Turner, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott immediately ordered an overhaul of the local special education system and gave the TEA a week to make a draft corrective plan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The special education law, IDEA, is a much different story.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition to the City of Hartford and Hartford School Board, the complaint named Tilda Santiago, a special education case manager who allegedly repeatedly bullied and harassed Ortiz by yelling and humiliating the teen in front of other students and teachers.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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