How to Use special education in a Sentence

special education

noun
  • Some of those roles were for emergent bilinguals and special education.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Five of the 10 programs cut or merged in the state were master’s in special education.
    — Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Students will run the school’s farm stand, which will feature dog treats baked by special education students.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The new state budget brought a little bit more money for special education but not much other change.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • There's a category of special education that stands out from the rest.
    — April 26, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Its teachers are trained in theater and special education.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But the two parties have yet to reach a compromise on salary, healthcare, and special education.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • How much does the state spend to educate special education students?
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Across the state, school board members also have pushed for more investments in special education.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, districts are paying more for pensions, health care supplies and special education.
    — Edsource, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Jorgensen also worries about what the cuts will mean for special education funding.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The school’s second floor, which houses third, fourth, fifth graders and special education students, is hers to maintain.
    — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Amy Rivera, a special education teacher, has a special bond to the building.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Tesoriere, who now uses a wheelchair, is no longer able to continue her work as a special education teacher.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Gill’s path to a career in special education started early.
    — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The students in the special education class were not invited.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Danny Keaton, 12, has had the same special education teacher for the last three years.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Teachers with the waiver could not teach special education classes or classes with end-of-course exams.
    — Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Funding for special education has long been an issue in Idaho.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Eliminating these staff members does not, at this point, cut special education funding to states.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the week after the special education layoffs were revealed, Hassan stuck her ground.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Chance says he was placed in special education classes in grade school, which contributed to his struggles with anxiety.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 May 2026
  • Already, state leaders are looking for ways to cut special education transportation aid as part of this year’s budget deal.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Grimes also worked with special education children and began a staffing firm seven months before the shooting.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This program provides stipends to students who commit to teaching special education in the district for three years.
    — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • To make matters worse, special education and health insurance costs have skyrocketed in the last year alone.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The district is required by federal law to pay for and provide special education service.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Shalash plunged twice, once with one of her special education students and another time with her coworkers.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • My mom taught special education and my grandma taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Wisconsin.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That’s true for teachers not following certain special education plans rather than others.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

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