Understanding segregation and school choice
Are school choice programs contributing to segregation in American schools?
Social Sciences
Jun 08, 2022
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News tagged with school choice
New model could improve matches between students and schools
For the majority of students in the U.S., residential addresses determine which public elementary, middle, or high school they attend. But with an influx of charter schools and state-funded voucher programs for private schools, ...
Economics & Business
May 18, 2022
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Parent empowerment—not regulatory overreach—key to private school choice accountability, report argues
The disruption to K-12 education in the United States caused by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a flurry of legislative and executive actions favoring parental choice. Already, 2021 has been the single most successful year ...
Education
Nov 15, 2021
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Bullsh*tting: The pros and cons of using empty and misleading communication
People adopt the practice of 'bullsh*tting' in the workplace because it can allow them to become a member of the professional community.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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Reinforced by policies, charters segregate schools
The expansion of charter schools in the 2000s led to an increase in school segregation and a slight decline in residential segregation, according to new research from Cornell University providing the first national estimates ...
Education
Mar 01, 2021
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'School choice' policies are associated with increased separation of students by social class
Some commentators believe the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the need for parents to have more "school choice," while others say the pandemic shows the urgency of new schooling models developed under school choice policies.
Social Sciences
Feb 02, 2021
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Secondary school admissions system is still a work in progress
New research, examining how parents choose secondary schools, questions England's 'success rate' for admissions and suggests the 'good news' revealed today may not tell the full story. Researchers believe the system could, ...
Education
Jun 11, 2020
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Study finds private school vouchers boost the English scores of poor children in Delhi
A decade-long study co-conducted by University of Arkansas professor Patrick Wolf shows that students in India who attended private schools through a voucher program achieved noticeably higher scores on English assessments.
Education
Aug 29, 2019
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School choice system is unfair to households in areas given fewer choices
The first ever study to assess secondary school choices made across all households in England has shown that the system is unfair to households in areas where they are given fewer options on the application form, with these ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2019
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School choice does not achieve social mix across schools
A new study has found that school choice is associated with higher levels of segregation among school children from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
Education
Apr 26, 2019
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