• Policy Report

    • Leaving School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students who Receive Special Education Services In New York City

    This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on federal, state, and city data from the school years between 1996-97 and 2003-04.

    Jun 1, 2005

    Read the report
    Teenage boy leans against a wall, arms crossed.

    Related Policy Resources

    Crop of teenagers sitting outside, doing homework together. (Photo by Keira Burton from Pexels)

    Losing Our Future: How Minority Youth are Being Left Behind by the Graduation Rate Crisis

    Mar 11, 2004
    Older male student writing on a table at the front of a classroom. (Photo by Jeswin Thomas from Pexels)

    Dead Ends: The Need for More Pathways to Graduation for Over-Age, Under-Credited Students in New York City

    Dec 10, 2007
    Smiling teen girl with a backpack. (Photo by Krakenimages.com, Adobe Stock)

    More than a Statistic: Faces of the Local Diploma

    Oct 28, 2010
    Send us a message