Browse DESE Reports by Topic

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releases a number of research, evaluation, and data products each year. DESE reports are organized as shown below.

• After School and Out-of-School Programming
• Charter Schools and School Redesign
• College, Career, and Technical Education
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• District and School Turnaround
• Early Education
• Educators
• English Learner Education
• Finance and Resource Use
• Leadership and Governance
• Social-Emotional Learning, Health, and Safety
• Special Education
• Technology
• Workforce Development and Adult Learners
• All

Special Education

Exploring MA Special Education Data (February 2020)

Annual Report on Students with Disabilities 2015-2016 (September 2017)

Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2014-2015 (March 2016)

Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2013-2014 (December 2014)

Review of Special Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A Synthesis Report (September 2014)

Using Survival Analysis to Understand Graduation of Students with Disabilities (June 2014)

Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2012-2013 (April 2014)

Use of Out-of-District Programs by Massachusetts Students with Disabilities (October 2013)

Amendment to Report: Appendix C (January 2014)

Students with Disabilities in Massachusetts Career and Technical Education Programs (July 2013)

Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2011-2012 (May 2013)

Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Programs for Students with Disabilities (May 2013)

Review of Special Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (April 2012)

Last Updated: December 16, 2020