Special education, which is also known as special needs education, is a very important way to address students with educational challenges.  
Yes, my daughter has special needs. It must be hard to do that job
Yes, it certainly is.  Especially when one considers that the arrangement of teaching procedures, the adapting of equipment and materials, etc., are all planned and systematically arranged for each individual.
I would think another challenge of special education would be that every child is different in their needs.
Yes, exactly.  Interventions like these are designed to help each individual with special needs.  Such interventions are not provided in a typical classroom education.  It is very important.  
This country would be in bad shape if there weren't special education teachers. Do you know any other good information about them?
race, gender, or disability. Finally, special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) "(sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975, in response to discriminatory treatment by public educational agencies against students with disabilities." The EAHCA was later modified to strengthen protections to students with disabilities and renamed the Individuals
Special education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, special ed. or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, and accessible settings. These interventions are designed to help individuals with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and in their community which may not be available