PPS Data SourcesSpecial Ed DataTAG DataRightsizing the Right Way
RESEARCH & SOURCES
This page includes links to the sources noted in Rightsizing the Right Way documents
All data used for the analyses on our documents come from the 2025-26 enrollment data. We took the datasets in the various PDF documents on this page and brought them together in these spreadsheets.
The following includes links to the special education data and resources referenced:
“better performance outcomes for students with disabilities”: Students With Disabilities Are Spending More Time in Mainstream Classes | EdWeek, July 7, 2026
“benefits students who don't use SpED services”: How Inclusive Interactive Learning Environments Benefit Students Without Special Needs | Frontiers in Psychology, April 2021
“families that opt-out of traditional neighborhood schools are from Whiter and wealthier”: School choice increases racial segregation even when parents do not care about race | Economic Sciences, September 2021
The following includes links to the TAG data and resources referenced as well as some additional resources for further exploration:
“divisive academic tracking”: Gifted & Talented Programs and Racial Segregation | Education Finance and Policy Journal, 2024.
“proven academic and socio-emotional benefits”: How Racially Diverse Schools and Classrooms Can Benefit All Students | The Century Foundation, February 9, 2016
(additional resource) Gifted, Talented and Segregated, The Integrated Schools Podcast, March 6, 2019