"What exactly is special education? Let's begin with the basics. It is a civil right. A student with a disability who is of school age has the same right to an education as a student who does not have a disability. Now, let's expand on that basic message. Special education is more than a right. It is specially designed instruction and supports for students with disabilities. Its purpose is to enable them to make progress in school so that they will achieve valued goals and outcomes-goals and outcomes they can attain and ...
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"What exactly is special education? Let's begin with the basics. It is a civil right. A student with a disability who is of school age has the same right to an education as a student who does not have a disability. Now, let's expand on that basic message. Special education is more than a right. It is specially designed instruction and supports for students with disabilities. Its purpose is to enable them to make progress in school so that they will achieve valued goals and outcomes-goals and outcomes they can attain and enjoy in the same places as students and adults who do not have disabilities"--
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