Special education, describes an educational alternative that focuses on the teaching of students with academic, behavioral, health, or physical needs that cannot sufficiently be met using traditional educational programs or techniques.

This article will focus mainly on the teaching of students with disabilities; see Gifted education for more information on that subject.

History

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Children with disabilities have always been part of our communities. In the past, some “special” education was provided to individual children on a one to one basis, such as Jean Itard’s work with Victor, the “wild child of Averyon”. As formal education became established, welfare or religious groups for the care of children with disabilities often became involved in their education. Government provision of special education services generally followed after voluntary groups had shown what could be done.

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David Lynch : Transcendental Meditation

Bringing Transcendental Meditation to children today
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 +0100
I’m wondering: in this world of today, where children are being raised over cell phones—they don’t have really any time to reflect on their lives—how are you planning on bringing Transcendental Meditation to our youth? It’s a big question. Transcendental Meditation is a mental technique, very easy and effortless to do, yet supremely profound in that it allows any human being to dive within—all the way in—t [...]
Field of all possibilities
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:00 +0100
Do you believe that once one has the ability to access this ocean of consciousness that one has the ability to manifest one’s own interactions with their surroundings? Meaning that, you know, this person is aware that they have tapped into this pool of consciousness, but it’s no longer limited to their own experience; it’s literally spilling out to the rest of their surroundings. It’s almost as if they’re already aware of what is going on, and [...]
Transcendental Meditation and consciousness expansion
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100
You’ve mentioned the benefit of Transcendental Meditation as being like a sort of consciousness expansion. My question is: Do you think there’s any other way to induce that consciousness expansion, like illicit substances or art, or any other suggestions you might have? No. The thing is, there’s experience, there’s information, there’s intellectual knowledge. But consciousness isn’t an intellectual knowledge. Th [...]
World peace, war, and social mobility
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100
I have a question regarding world peace: What do you think about war sometimes being a necessity for social mobility? This thing about world peace: I’ve heard that Maharishi had a technology to amplify, enliven, so much unity through a peace-creating group that it could bring harmony and coherence—real peace—to the world. And real peace is not just the absence of war. Real peace is the absence of those seeds of war—negativi [...]
Meditation and the story
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100
I have a question about story. When you’re in meditation, the process of story—does it come to you visually? When I watch your films, they are like a meditation to me. And you use colors, and you use rhythm, and you use timing, and you also—your stories are surprising and always revealing. And I wonder how your meditation influences you in that way, and how you convey that on the set to the actors—how do you all work together to bring that to light? [...]
What is the field of consciousness?
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100
Can you explain about consciousness? The field of consciousness, the field of pure consciousness, as explained by Dr. John Hagelin, is also known as the Unified Field—the Unified Field found at the base of all matter. And it’s found at the base of all mind, at the source of thought. And this Unified Field is also beyond space and time. It’s unbounded and eternal; it’s beyond duality. It’s oneness; it’s unity. An [...]

Education: News & Videos about Education - CNN.com

Hidden College Costs: Rising Fees
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:00:00 -0400
Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be a bargain. But extra fees are adding to the financial burden
Fewer US Med Students Choosing Primary Care
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 -0400
Only 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system
U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0400
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability

UN News Centre - Culture, Education

Head of UN agency promoting press freedom condemns murder of Thai journalist
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has deplored the murder of Thai journalist, while stressing that it is vital for the future of press freedom in the South-East Asian nation for the perpetrators of the attack to be brought to justice.
UNICEF launches campaign in Iran to cut one of world's highest road accident rates
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
With 28,000 people dying in traffic accidents in Iran every year, one of the highest rates worldwide at 20 times the global average, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an awareness-raising campaign on road safety focusing on youngsters.
Applications pour in to join UN's intangible cultural heritage list
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Dozens of applications from around the world have been received for inscription on a new UN-endorsed list that will work to protect and enhance awareness about intangible cultural heritage, such as oral traditions and expressions, performing arts and rituals.

U.S. Department of Education

Paulson and Spellings Issue Statement on Federal Student Loans
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:25:00 -0000
Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that education is the foundation of a strong American workforce and we must not let challenges in our capital markets hinder our students' opportunities.
Study to Help Improve Distribution of English Language Acquisition Funds
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:47:00 -0000
ED announced that it has awarded a $754,415 contract to the National Academy of Sciences to study how best to distribute Title III English Language Acquisition state grant funds.
Performance Pay for Teachers
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:00 -0000
Secretary Spellings hosted a roundtable discussion on performance pay for educators with policymakers, researchers and state and local education leaders from across the nation at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.

BBC News | Education | UK Edition

Schools hit by rebuilding delays
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:13:56 -0000
The scale of the delays affecting England's school rebuilding project is revealed by a parliamentary question.
Disabled pupils 'need safe areas'
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:14:33 -0000
Children with learning difficulties say they would like safe places to go to during breaks in the school day.
Schools 'face governor shortage'
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:13:01 -0000
A shortage of governors means that there are 40,000 unfilled places on the bodies that run schools in England.
Only 12,000 have started Diplomas
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:59:46 -0000
The take-up of courses on the first five Diplomas in England is much lower than even the government's reduced estimate.
Grammars pressed over poor pupils
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:52:33 -0000
Grammar schools take half as many poor bright pupils as non-selective state schools on average, research suggests.
Tories demand pupil grant inquiry
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:05:11 -0000
The Conservatives call for an independent inquiry into the problems hitting England's education maintenance allowances.
JCB academy to build up Diplomas
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:14:44 -0000
Construction company JCB is to sponsor an academy that will specialise in teaching engineering diplomas.
Private head pulls out of academy
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:53 -0000
A headmaster who was due to leave the private sector to take charge of a Kettering academy pulls out.
Universities in UK and US 'dominant'
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:04:28 -0000
Universities in the USA and the UK continue to dominate a list ranking the world's top higher education institutions.
Plans for Dyson college scrapped
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:52:19 -0000
James Dyson says he has abandoned plans to build a multi-million pound school of design in Bath.
Head search
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:34:18 -0000
Pupils set up stall to find a head teacher
Mike Baker
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:50:12 -0000
Are we asking too much of our teachers?
End of an era
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:46 -0000
Mike Baker's take on the moving of Lord Adonis
Staying dry
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:13:13 -0000
What is it like to be a non-drinker at university?
Turning point
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:06:47 -0000
The credit crunch sees bankers training as teachers
E-mail us
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:22:01 -0000
How to contact the BBC News website education team
Student fees shake-up is proposed
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:55:35 -0000
The Welsh Assembly Government should target financial help to students from poorer backgrounds, a report suggests.
Schools told to counter extremism
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:35:45 -0000
Schools in England are given advice on how to protect pupils from being recruited by supporters of violent extremism.
Academy sponsor seeks to withdraw
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:55:26 -0000
A private firm seeks to end its sponsorship of a city Academy in Middlesbrough.
'Why schools must face extremism'
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:55:10 -0000
Schools Secretary Ed Balls writes that schools are a vital weapon in the fight against terrorism.
Independent schools' leader quits
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:03:37 -0000
Tim Hastie-Smith, chairman of the organisation for the most prestigious private schools, has resigned.
Admission flaws in many schools
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:20:19 -0000
A watchdog says half of schools in England which control their own admissions are breaching a new code.
Pupils' well-being to be measured
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:25:15 -0000
Details of plans to hold schools to account on a wide range of measures of pupil well-being are published.
Wait goes on for pupil allowances
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:41:20 -0000
Hundreds of thousands of students are still not getting their educational maintenance allowances, figures show.
Music academy branches into USA
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:49:12 -0000
The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford takes its brand to the United States.
Italy pupils ditch books for PCs
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:27:43 -0000
Pupils at an Italian school replace all their text books with computers - in what is described as a unique experiment.
School defends Barcelona training
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0000
The head of an Oldham school says a teacher-training weekend held in Barcelona was the "cheapest option".
'Three in four' grants not paid
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:40:56 -0000
College principals estimate that up to three-quarters of poor students have not received their maintenance allowances.
More concerns at Diploma options
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:21:12 -0000
England's new Diplomas offer a commendable way forward but people still need to be convinced of their credibility, MPs say.
First schools facing charity test
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:21:02 -0000
The charities watchdog has named the first five private schools that must demonstrate their charitable purpose.
Muslim youths to advise ministers
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:58:39 -0000
A group of young British Muslims are being named as advisers to ministers as part of a drive against extremism.
Universities want to open doors
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:31:35 -0000
Mike Baker considers how universities want to give more
Tories to scrap some Diplomas
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:15:27 -0000
The Conservatives give the clearest indication yet that they would scrap the three proposed "academic" Diplomas.
Holiday key to school standards?
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:57 -0000
Mike Baker wonders if having school holidays earlier might make pupils do better.
Lack of PhD funds 'damages UK'
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:04:08 -0000
The struggle to finance doctoral studies may be harmful to UK academia, it is argued.
Last call for student clearing
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:19:04 -0000
Prospective university students mulling their options still have a week to apply through clearing.
Testing saga - where will it end?
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:48:52 -0000
Could this year's national testing shambles provide the government with an easy way out from the testing system.
What is BBC News School Report?
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:28:39 -0000
Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.

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