Despite advances in improving CCR for students with disabilities, a great deal of work is needed to help more students achieve their full potential. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) provides states with flexibility over the design of their educational systems and offers additional provisions to support CCR for all students, including those with disabilities (English, Rasmussen, Cushing, & Therriault, 2016). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides protections for students with disabilities to ensure all students receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. This brief examines how two federal laws, ESSA and IDEA, can promote the development of meaningful pathways to postsecondary opportunities, including 2- and 4-year college, non-degree certificate programs, apprenticeships, and more, by ensuring all students are college and career ready, and it provides examples of model programs. Specifically, this brief: (1) Examines data on secondary and postsecondary education participation and employment outcomes of students with disabilities; (2) Considers how CCR strategies can support students with disabilities on a path to postsecondary education and career opportunities; (3) Provides analyses of the provisions under ESSA and IDEA that support CCR for students with disabilities; (4) Features examples of effective practices; and (5) Includes guidance for state leaders. States have an important role to play in ensuring students with disabilities have access to the most rigorous standards, receive the supports necessary to meet these standards, and are college and career ready. By continually examining the status and performance of students with disabilities, states can identify challenges and begin using and aligning ESSA and IDEA to improve services to students with disabilities. State efforts to continuously improve policy and strategies that increase equitable opportunities for students with disabilities are critical to improving education and workforce outcomes of students with disabilities and reducing the persistent gaps in outcomes between students with and students without disabilities.