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Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.155.220 directs the Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) to monitor outcomes for students who received special education services after high school, to the extent that data is available. The purpose of this study is to explore long-term education and employment outcomes for students who received special education services in high school and examine student characteristics associated with these outcomes. Using administrative data from Washington’s K-12 education, postsecondary education, and workforce sectors, we compared six-year outcomes of students who received special education services in high school who were expected to graduate in 2015 to all students expected to graduate in 2015.
