special education

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

NOUN

education for those with special needs

Synonyms

WEAK

compensatory education learning disability education remedial education special ed special needs education

Example Sentences

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Lynch, a former non-league football manager and founder of special education school NexGen Academy, was said to have suffered serious injuries to his eye.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

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 • Feb. 1, 2026

He spent 1980-81 helping coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills and taking classes to become a special education teacher.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

We learn from Mr. Margolick’s biography that Caesar, who grew up the last of four children in Yonkers, N.Y., required special education as a boy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

There was already a special education class in the school, but Charlie became the first kid with Down syndrome to attend Montgomery Middle.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya