special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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The legislature, for the first time in 30 years, retooled the school funding formula with the aim of giving more money to rural school districts and those with higher numbers of students who are English language learners, in poverty or with special education needs.
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
Glaze was a teacher at Olney High School and its special education compliance monitor, Michael Roth, the school’s principal, said in a statement.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
Glaze was a teacher at Olney High School and its special education compliance monitor, Michael Roth, the school’s principal, said in a statement.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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