What does "special education" mean?

Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.

Special education

Q: What is a synonym for "special education"?

Common synonyms include: disability education, disability education policy, disability focused, disability focused education, individually tailored, special education field.

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Noun

1
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities. uncountable
2
education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom wordnet

Synonyms

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disability education disability education policy disability focused disability focused education individually tailored special education field

Antonyms

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general education general education policy mainstream education regular education

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