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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Comparisons across Time of the Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities up to 4 Years after High School. A Report of Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) and the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). NCSER 2010-3008
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Newman, Lynn; Wagner, Mary; Cameto, Renee; Knokey, Anne-Marie; Shaver, Debra – National Center for Special Education Research, 2010
In an effort to document the secondary school experiences and postsecondary outcomes of students with disabilities over the last two decades, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) sponsored two longitudinal research studies 15 years apart. The first study, the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) generated nationally representative…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Adults, Postsecondary Education, Employment
General Education Participation and Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities. Facts from NLTS2. NCSER 2006-3001
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Newman, Lynn – National Center for Special Education Research, 2006
This is the second in a series of NLTS2 fact sheets focusing on the experiences and outcomes of youth in a specific disability category. Students with learning disabilities comprise almost two-thirds of those receiving special education services in secondary schools. The majority of these students spend at least part of their day in a general…
Descriptors: General Education, Secondary School Students, Social Adjustment, Academic Achievement
High School Completion by Youth with Disabilities. Facts from NLTS2
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National Center for Special Education Research, 2005
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) are designed to provide a national picture of the rate at which secondary school students with disabilities complete high school and how they fare in their early postschool years. Further, comparisons of findings from NLTS2 and the original NLTS enables an investigation of changes in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Multiple Disabilities, High School Graduates, Dropouts
Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: A Special Topic Report of Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)
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Cameto, Renee; Levine, Phyllis; Wagner, Mary – National Center for Special Education Research, 2004
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) of the U.S. Department of Education is working to provide the information needed to improve the transition and postschool outcomes of secondary school students with disabilities, in part through the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). The findings of this 10-year study generalize to…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Individualized Education Programs, Secondary School Students, Special Needs Students