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IEP

American

[ahy-ee-pee] / ˈaɪˈiˈpi /

abbreviation

Individualized Education Program: a document that details a plan for the education of a student with a disability who is eligible for special education.

Etymology

Origin of IEP

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Shares in Icahn Enterprises, known by its ticker IEP, are down roughly 85% from before the short seller arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

This includes funding for school-based aides as part of an individualized education program, or IEP, as well as the speech and occupational therapists who work at Head Starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Unlike the cross-party Standards Committee, the IEP is made up only of experts and does not include any MPs.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Meanwhile, Boluarte's approval fell to its lowest level to date in a poll published last weekend at just 8%, while her disapproval reached 85%, according to the IEP survey.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

As we U-turned in front of the school, she added, very carefully, “Your IEP form disappeared somewhere between Lake Windsor and here. It’s the kind of thing we should probably never mention again.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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