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It's not a competition, it's a doorway.
I did get a degree in special education.
Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.
It is better for the heart to break, than not to break.
I'd like to work with kids in special education - younger kids.
My understanding is that Kansas, Massachusetts, they've been more pioneers on the special education side.
I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.
I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.
I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.
If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.
Head Start graduates are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to need special education, repeat a grade, or commit crimes in adolescence.
I had a lot of trouble in school to begin with. I got left back in kindergarten, and I was in special education. My teachers didn't have very much faith in me.
My mother is a special education teacher but also an artist, and my father an advertising executive. They are about as wacky as you can get without being alcoholics.
'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.
We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond.
Jackie Berman, a 64-year-old widow and former special education teacher from Chicago, enrolled in Obamacare. She really needed coverage after sustaining serious injuries from being hit by a car. Now Jackie gets the care she needs at an affordable rate.
I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.
With demands for special education or standardized test prep being shouted in their ears, public schools can't always hear a parent when he says: 'I want my child to be able to write contracts in Spanish,' or, 'I want my child to shake hands firmly,' or, 'I want my child to study statistics and accounting, not calculus.'