Students with Disabilities: Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School - This report provides information regarding the transition for students with disabilities out of high school to postsecondary education or the workforce. The authors examine: (1) challenges students with disabilities may face accessing federally funded transition services; and (2) the extent to which federal agencies coordinate their transition activities. To improve the provision of transition services for students with disabilities, GAO recommends that Education, HHS, Labor, and SSA develop an interagency transition strategy that addresses: (1) operating toward common outcome goals for transitioning youth; (2) increasing awareness of available transition services; and (3) assessing the effectiveness of their coordination efforts. (U.S. GAO, July 2012) ...

Equality in Higher Education: Statistical Report 2009 - The report reveals that much progress has been made with equality over the past five years, but there are still significant challenges ahead. (Equality Challenge Unit, October 2009)...

Post-High School Outcomes of Youth With Disabilities Up to Four Years After High School: A Report From The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 - This report focuses on youth with disabilities who were out of secondary school. Youth included varied in the length of time they were out of high school, ranging from less than a month to four years post-high school and describes the experiences of youth with disabilities in postsecondary education, employment, residential independence, social and community involvement in their first four years out of high school. (Lynn Newman, Mary Wagner, Renee Caeto, Anne-Marie Knokey, Institute of Education Science, April 2009)...

Special Education: Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth - The purpose of this report is to provide information on (1) the proportion of special education students completing high school and their postsecondary status, (2) the transition problems between secondary and postsecondary education, and (3) the types of transition services provided and the factors affecting participation. Recommendations include gathering and providing states with information on strategies to collect and use postsecondary data, and coordinating with other federal agencies to provide students and their families with information on federally funded transition services. (United States General Accounting Office, July 2003)...