books.google.ca - Osgood examines the history of the school lives of children placed in formal or informal special education settings in American public schools during the last 120 years. As the public school system in the United States grew throughout the 20th century, special education became a recognized and dependable,...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_History_of_Special_Education.html?id=ydNolJeJOVkC&q=rural&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe History of Special Education