The project team seeks to understand how the services and supports provided to students with disabilities during their K–12 education relate to their academic and life outcomes in early adulthood. The researchers will examine how these students’ test scores and exposure to school discipline are related to long-term outcomes, including postsecondary attainment, income, criminal legal contact, fertility, and mortality. Drawing on linked data from the State of Oregon and the US Census Bureau, the study will also consider how outcomes vary by what services a student receives and how long they received them.

Data Sources 

• Data: Statewide longitudinal administrative data from Oregon Department of Education
• Mobility Outcomes: Occupational, education, and life course outcomes drawn from survey and administrative data from US Census Bureau, IRS, Social Security Administration, and Oregon Department of Corrections