Analysis of 1983 Boston Student Assignments: Preferences for Ninth Grade.

Massachusetts Board of Education

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ERIC Number: EJ317723

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Publication Date: 1985

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Analysis of 1983 Boston Student Assignments: Preferences for Ninth Grade.

Massachusetts Board of Education

Equity and Choice, v1 n2 p43-50,62 Win 1985

An annual student referendum on desired ninth grade assignment in Boston is analyzed, and shows that students who express a first choice are quite likely to have that choice satisfied. The main distinction drawn by the analysis is not between district and citywide schools, but between schools which many students aspire to and schools which few do. (RDN)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Equal Education, Grade 9, Magnet Schools, Minority Group Children, Public Schools, School Choice, School Desegregation, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Placement

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)

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