special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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After years of advocates pleading for lawmakers to fully fund special education, Gov. Laura Kelly earlier this month signed a K-12 budget that provides an additional $75.5 million earmarked for special education, a first step toward meeting the state’s statutory obligations.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
The fiscal 2025 budget’s spending increases represent a $19.2 million increase for employee salaries, $6.9 million in inflationary impacts, $4.6 million for technology, $2 million for special education, $700,000 in state Blueprint requirements and $400,000 for transportation.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
The fiscal 2025 budget’s spending increases represent a $19.2 million increase for employee salaries, $6.9 million in inflationary impacts, $4.6 million for technology, $2 million for special education, $700,000 in state Blueprint requirements and $400,000 for transportation.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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