special education

American  

[spesh-uhl ej-oo-key-shuhn] / ˈspɛʃ əl ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

Etymology

Origin of special education

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Mosley suggested that instead of working to make a Kirk holiday, Kansas lawmakers could fully fund special education programs in the state, or address rural hospital closures or raise the minimum wage.

From Salon

San Diego on Friday averted a one-day teachers strike planned later this month over union demands for more special education staffing.

From The Wall Street Journal

In San Diego, the teachers’ union voted before winter break to authorize a one-day unfair labor practice strike on Feb. 26 if the San Diego Unified School District does not improve special education staffing.

From Los Angeles Times

The post said the school district was placing money into savings accounts and contracting out work to traveling psychologists or non-district special education support staff.

From Los Angeles Times

He was adopted at birth “by a Kansas-born musician-producer and ... a special education teacher who immigrated to the US from Cuba as a child in the 1960s.”

From Los Angeles Times