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special education

[ spesh-uhl ej-oo-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. specialized or modified instruction for students with unique learning needs, especially students with identified disabilities. : SPED


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Sensitive Note

See special.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of special education1

First recorded in 1920–25
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It also handles civil rights complaints that families with children with disabilities may file against local school districts, said Michael Gilberg, a special education attorney in New York and Connecticut.

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Dear Liz: I am a retired special education teacher who receives a government pension.

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It consulted extensively on the policy design, "weighing the pros and cons" of possible exemptions for small faith schools, international schools and children with special education needs.

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Rebecca said the school district isolated her son from his peers for months, with only special education teachers and limited faculty for contact.

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She is now is a special education teacher for the Tulare County Office of Education.

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