Nation Jun 03 Special Olympics drops vaccine mandate after Florida threatens $27 million fine By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Education Apr 01 Opinion: Special Olympics make our schools better and our kids happier "What began as an exciting sports program for our students would evolve into a school-wide mission."… By Jennifer Paolantonio, Erika Guerrero
Nation Mar 28 Trump backs off proposal to cut Special Olympics funding The president reversed course after his administration weathered days of criticism for the proposed cut. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Mar 27 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to cut funds for Special Olympics Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her plan to cut funding for the Special Olympics as part of $7 billion in reductions in 2020. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Jul 19 Watch 7:28 50 years after first games, Special Olympics aims for ‘inclusion revolution’ Amid the tumult of the summer of 1968 came an event the likes of which the world had never seen: an Olympics for children with intellectual disabilities. At that first Special Olympics, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, about 1,000 competitors… By John Yang
May 10 Watch 6:31 New biography recounts how Eunice Kennedy Shriver ‘changed the world’ Eunice Kennedy Shriver wasn’t a president, attorney general or senator. But the lesser-known Kennedy sibling was arguably no less influential. Judy Woodruff talks with Eileen McNamara, author of the new book "Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World."… Continue watching
Feb 27 How Climate Change Affects Your Winter Sports By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Warmer air temperatures have led to less dependable snow and ice for winter sports enthusiasts. PBS NewsHour asked viewers what that has meant for their favorite winter pastimes. Continue reading
Jul 19 Special Olympics Enlisting Able-Bodied Youth to Reduce Bias U.S. tennis star Andy Roddick works with Special Olympics competitor James Reiter in a tennis clinic on Sunday in Nebraska. (Photo courtesy Special Olympics/Caroline Kilday, University of Nebraska) I can confirm there was at least one place in America… Continue reading
Aug 11 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Early Advocate for People With Disabilities, Dies at 88 By Online DA Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of an American political dynasty and founder of the Special Olympics, died Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass. She was 88. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Remembering the Life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of the famed Kennedy family, died Tuesday at 88. An advocate for people with disabilities discusses her legacy. Continue watching