special education
noun
: classes or instruction designed for students with special educational needs
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In addition to running Cali Coast Shutters and Shades, the couple are active in community projects, from sponsoring a Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup to making dinner for youth at Orangewood Foundation to purchasing a back-to-school wishlist for a local special education teacher.
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The change would be disruptive, but would have benefits, said Allie O’Rourke, a special education teacher at Kyrene de la Estrella who served on the committee.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The federal education department says the grant services will be reinvested into other special education programs, but no one has explained how or in what specific programs.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But Cardet-Hernandez, a former special education teacher and principal, who now serves as the president of the edtech company Mrs Wordsmith, will use the trip as a learning opportunity for his almost 8-year-old son.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The change would be disruptive, but would have benefits, said Allie O’Rourke, a special education teacher at Kyrene de la Estrella who served on the committee.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The federal education department says the grant services will be reinvested into other special education programs, but no one has explained how or in what specific programs.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But Cardet-Hernandez, a former special education teacher and principal, who now serves as the president of the edtech company Mrs Wordsmith, will use the trip as a learning opportunity for his almost 8-year-old son.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Special education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20education. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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