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.
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)