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Career Choices:

Why Choose a Career as a Special Educator, Early Intervention or Related Service Provider? Who are Special Educators, Early Intervention and Related Service Providers? Choose the Career that's Right for You How to Become a Special Educator, Early Intervention or Related Service Provider

Preparation and Practice:

Personnel Preparation Programs Financial Aid Certification / Licensure Employment

Newspaper Articles

This series of short articles can be used in newsletters, campus newspapers, or other media outlets. Each article addresses a component of special education teaching with a focus on attracting persons to the profession. For information about using these articles, please contact the Personnel Center.

The articles listed below are in PDF format.

Article 1	Special Education: How And Why It Works
Article 2a	Special Education Offers Special Opportunities (shorter version)
Article 2b	Special Education Offers Special Opportunities (shorter version, in Spanish)
Article 3	Special Education Offers Special Opportunities (longer version)
Article 4	Special Education
Article 5	Schools Seek Special Education Teachers
Article 7	An Education For All
Article 9	Paraeducators Help Out
Article 11	When Teachers Reflect Their Students
Article 12	You: A Special Education Teacher?
Article 13	Wanted: Teachers With Diverse Backgrounds
Article 14	What Makes An Educator Special?
Article 15	An Education For All