Looking Ahead

NLTS2 will continue to describe the experiences of youth with disabilities as they age and to investigate the programs and experiences during secondary school and the early transition years that are associated with positive results in young adulthood. The link between academic performance and both school completion and early postschool outcomes will be a focus of upcoming NLTS2 analyses. Those analyses will illuminate the relationships between successful learning in school and youth's later ability to pursue their educations, find employment, and become independent and productive members of their communities, the ultimate goals of secondary education.