The National Data Sources Organizer, created by the Western Regional Resource Center, links you to national level data sources that will help you identify and compare data across areas of child well being, disability, early childhood, education, employment, post-secondary and finance. It contains annotated links to organizations, reports and products, organized according to the types of data they offer. Word format (revised 2006)
Recent exit data provided by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs have been organized and posted by the National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring (NCSEAM).
The Transition Coalition at the University of Kansas has created two searchable databases: (1) the 18-21 Programs: Community-Based Special Education Programs database contains descriptions of more than 100 community-based transition programs throughout the U.S. (2) The Transition Grants: OSEP-funded Projects Related to Secondary Special Education and Transition.
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research has revised its report on graduation rates in the United States.
The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization. The institute’s Education Policy Center has produced three reports on graduation rates:
IDEA Data website provides public access to the most recent data about children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These data are collected annually by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs in accordance with Section 618 of IDEA. They are provided in the form of tables produced for the Annual Reports to Congress.
The Best Evidence Encyclopedia is a free web site created by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) under funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. It is intended to give educators and researchers fair and useful information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12. The Best Evidence Encyclopedia provides summaries of scientific reviews produced by many authors and organizations, as well as links to the full texts of each review. The summaries are written by CDDRE staff members and sent to review authors for confirmation.
