The Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America tracks the progress of key social and economic statistics to see if things are getting better or worse for people with disabilities. The statistics in the report are from the American Community Survey (ACS), a national survey that is conducted every year that asks people about disability,…

The "Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America" is a companion volume to the "2023 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" (ED628628) and "Supplement" (ED628631). Indicators were in the following areas of interest: employment, educational attainment, health and health care, financial status and security,…

Given the dramatic risks and rewards to different graduate pathways, it is imperative to understand disparities in access to the highest levels of education. This paper responds to a tension between the traditional understanding that parents' education ceases to influence children's educational trajectories after college and the more recent…

This completely updated edition of "The Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, this book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling…

This report provides the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary education in Nebraska; (2) Increase the percentage of students who persist and successfully…

This annual report looks closely at how Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students are progressing on the path to and through high school and college. In particular, the report examines three key milestones--high school graduation, college enrollment, and college completion--and tracks how rates on these milestones have changed across time. These rates…

The Annual Youth Transition Report underscores the persistent and pernicious gap between youth and young adults with disabilities and those without disabilities on success in education, employment, opportunity, and poverty. While data and reports exist for the working-age adult population and children with disabilities, the Institute for…

This annual report looks closely at how CPS students are progressing on the path to and through high school and college. In particular, we examine three key milestones: high school graduation, college enrollment, and college completion, and track how rates on these milestones have changed across time. These rates are then used to calculate an…

The "2021 Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America" is a companion volume to the "2021 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" (ED620434) and "Supplement" (ED620434). Indicators were in the following areas of interest: employment, educational attainment, health and health care, financial status and…

The "Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" and its complement, the "Annual Disability Statistics Supplement" (ED628631), are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities and about the government programs which serve them. The Compendium, presents key overall statistics on topics including the prevalence of…

The benefits of a postsecondary credential are well-documented. Postsecondary education not only benefits the individual receiving an education, but also the community in which they live. College graduates tend to have more job opportunities and be employed in industries and roles that are less-impacted when the economy slows. This means college…

The 2022 Youth Transition Report underscores the persistent and pernicious gap between youth and young adults with disabilities and those without disabilities on measures of success in education, employment, opportunity, and poverty. While data and reports exist for the working-age adult population and children with disabilities, the Institute for…

According to the American Community Survey (ACS), 35.7 percent of adults aged 25 and over had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2022. As more individuals obtain bachelor's degrees, it is important to understand differences in the types of degrees that people have. The field of degree (FOD) that individuals obtain affects the occupation they pursue,…

The 2024 Employment Outcomes Report analyzes employment data for graduates of Oklahoma public colleges and universities one year and five years after graduation, 2022-2023 and 2018-2019. The current study supports national data that link salary to educational attainment. Oklahoma data for graduates of the state's public colleges and universities…

The "2018 Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America" is a companion volume to the "2018 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" (ED595182) and "Supplement" (ED595183). While previous editions of the Annual Report highlighted state differences, the "2018 Annual Report" centers on national trends.…