How to Use special education in a Sentence

special education

noun
  • But the district is in the throes of a special education staffing crisis.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
  • The study also links the moves to a search for special education services.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2021
  • There were not many college programs around back then that dealt with special education.
    — Joel Rippel, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
  • Hall worked as a special education and preschool teacher during the day.
    — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Some of those roles were for emergent bilinguals and special education.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Luke didn’t have a qualified special education teacher for most of the last school year.
    — Jake Karalexis, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Her first 16 years of work were with special education students.
    — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Five of the 10 programs cut or merged in the state were master’s in special education.
    — Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The first speaker talked about the need for more attention on special education.
    — Washington Post, 23 June 2021
  • 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
  • Third, the state should increase special education weights to more fully and fairly serve all learners.
    — David C. Banks, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
  • 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
  • His is not the only bill to highlight special education services this session.
    — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Working with young special education students and their families has helped her both to see the work ahead, but also to have hope.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Jorgensen also worries about what the cuts will mean for special education funding.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Katie split her time between a special education preschool program at the public school near her home and at her mother’s daycare.
    — Jackie Mader, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • Only special education students have the option to attend all five days at the moment.
    — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • The process to prove a disability is tedious and things like school special education records aren't counted.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

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