Special Ed is the performing name of Edward Archer (born May 16, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York), an American hip hop musician of Jamaican descent. Hailing from Brooklyn in New York City, he was raised in Flatbush before moving to Canarsie, and is identified with East Coast hip hop. Ed is best known for the songs "I Got It Made", "Think About It" and "I'm The Magnificent", produced by "Hitman" Howie Tee and released in 1989 on the Youngest in Charge album, recorded when Ed was 16 years old. The album sold more than half a million copies. In 1990, he released his album Legal, the title a reference to his turning eighteen, with the singles "Come On Let's Move It" and "The Mission".

Special ed may refer to:

• Special education, a form of alternative education
• Special Ed, a New York-based rapper from the late 1980s and early 1990s
• The Sausage Factory, a Canadian TV show (known as "Special Ed" in certain U.S. markets)
• Special Ed (Jim Florentine), a character on the TV show Crank Yankers