ERIC Number: ED671186
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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
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How Increased School Choice Affects Public School Enrollment and School Segregation. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-258
Manuel Alcaino; Jennifer. L. Jennings
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
We investigate the determinants and consequences of increased school choice by analyzing a 22-year school panel matched to county-level demographic, economic, and political data. Using an event-study design exploiting the precise timing of charter school enrollment change, we provide robust evidence that charter enrollment growth increases racial and especially socioeconomic school segregation, a finding that is partially explained by non-poor students' transition from the private to public sector. Charter growth drives public sector incorporation, while also increasing within-public sector segregation. To assess the effects of disparate choice policies on segregation, we replicate this analysis for magnet schools, which have admissions practices intended to increase diversity, and find no evidence that magnet enrollment growth increases segregation.
Descriptors: School Choice, School Segregation, Counties, Charter Schools, Enrollment Trends, Trend Analysis, Socioeconomic Status, Race, Private Schools, Public Schools, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Magnet Schools, Admission Criteria, Student Diversity, School Policy, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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