http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2013/oasdi_sc13.pdf
Provides statistics on the Social Security population at the local level, including the number and type of beneficiaries and the amount of benefits paid in each state and county. From the Social Security Administration
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2014/demo/p23-212.pdf
Statistics on the size and growth, socio-economic characteristics, geographic distribution, labor force participation, and longevity and health of the elderly population. From the Census Bureau
Describes shift of emphasis from procedural to educational results and outcomes to determine effectiveness of state special education programs by federal government. Includes links to 2014 IDEA State Determinations. From the U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/factsheets/cong_stats/2013/index.html
Provides fact sheets and statistical tables on number of recipients and total dollar amounts for the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs by state and congressional district. From the Social Security Administration
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/disabl_06112014.pdf
17.6% of persons with a disability in the U.S. were employed during 2013, virtually unchanged from 2012. The figure for persons without a disability was 64%. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The_School_Discipline_Consensus_Report.pdf
Subtitled: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System. Calls for improved methods of school discipline that keep students engaged in classrooms and less use of suspensions. Criticizes the disproportionate number of disciplined students of color, those with disabilities, and youth who identify as gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgender. From the Council of State Governments Justice Center
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/12-10882
5-4 Supreme Court decision that state laws that set IQ test scores as a boundary line for determining whether inmates are or are not intellectually disabled and eligible for execution are unconstitutional. Virginia is among a few states that set 70 as the score for making such a determination. The court ruled in 2002 that executing the mentally retarded was cruel and unusual punishment. From the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2013.pdf
Historical and recent labor force and earnings data for women and men. From the Census Bureau