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The Department is excited to share that the Resource Allocation and District Action Report (RADAR) for Special Education Dashboard is now online.

New Special Education Data Dashboard: The Department is excited to share that the Resource Allocation and District Action Report (RADAR) for Special Education Dashboard is now online. The tool is designed to help schools and districts assess and compare how they allocate resources and analyze outcomes for students with disabilities. It is intended to help districts make strategic decisions as they develop plans and budgets. The dashboard provides information to consider relative to policies and practices promoted by DESE, such as using the most inclusive placements possible.

Use the dashboard to look at:

  • Demographic data among students with disabilities, including race/ethnicity, English learner status, and low-income status;

  • Patterns in when students are identified for services and types of placements; and

  • Outcomes including MCAS results, programs of study, and postsecondary paths.

Public datasets used to power the dashboard are available for download from the Massachusetts Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub.





Last Updated: October 17, 2024



 
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