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Education

From the Classroom to the World Stage

Follow along as Wang Chang provides a look into his life as he prepares for the Global Youth Leadership Summit.
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Philippines Leads the Way in Asia Pacific with Robust Commitment to Expand Inclusive Education

First country in the region joins Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion, to progress the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through education and sports.
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Unified Champion Schools: Transformative Impacts Across Europe Eurasia

In schools across Europe Eurasia, students are redefining what it means to be inclusive through Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (UCS).
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Global State of Inclusion in Education: Promises Made Must Become Promises Kept

The infrastructure of exclusion wasn’t built in a day, and it won’t be dismantled in a day. Moving beyond incremental steps in transforming education systems will require urgent, coordinated action—led by governments, civil society and international organizations—to transform education systems and deliver true inclusion for all learners.
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Gibraltar Pledges to Advance Inclusive Communities

Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion membership marks lasting commitment to inclusive education through sports
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AI’s Potential in Special Education: A Researcher’s View

This is an excerpt taken from EdWeek.
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This Is Special Olympics

From the World Winter Games Turin 2025 to promoting inclusive health, education and sports, the message of Special Olympics athletes highlights limitless opportunities for the New Year.
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Special Olympics International and Education Cannot Wait Join Forces to Advance Inclusion through Sports and Physical Education in Emergency and Protracted Crisis Settings

Groundbreaking partnership aims to address barriers faced by children with intellectual disabilities in some of the most challenging crises worldwide.
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Faces of Inclusion: YangLingZi School Championing Inclusion

In the heart of its region, YangLingZi School serves as a model of Unified Champion Schools, a place where students of all abilities come together to learn, play, and grow side by side.
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Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia

The Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia event brought together leaders, mentors, educators, and youth with and without intellectual disabilities from across Europe and Eurasia.
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