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Do School Choice Programs Contribute to the Resegregation of American Schools? Research Brief 15

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Title: Do School Choice Programs Contribute to the Resegregation of American Schools? Research Brief 15
Language: English
Authors: Cobb, Casey, National Coalition on School Diversity
Source: National Coalition on School Diversity. 2022.
Availability: National Coalition on School Diversity. 1200 18th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-906-8023; e-mail: school-diversity@prrac.org; Web site: http://www.school-diversity.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: School Choice, Charter Schools, Social Class, Race, School Resegregation, Diversity
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: In general, controlled school choice policies that aim to integrate schools along the lines of race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status are most often successful in achieving that goal. Unregulated systems of school choice, however, tend to exacerbate school segregation (Cobb & Glass, 2009). This research brief summarizes research about charter schools and segregation and finds that the evidence shows that if school choice programs cannot or do not pay attention to social class and race, they generally increase segregation among schools. [This brief is adapted from "Public and Private Education in America: Examining the Facts" by Casey D. Cobb and Gene V Glass, published by ABC-CLIO in September 2021.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: ED623576
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In general, controlled school choice policies that aim to integrate schools along the lines of race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status are most often successful in achieving that goal. Unregulated systems of school choice, however, tend to exacerbate school segregation (Cobb & Glass, 2009). This research brief summarizes research about charter schools and segregation and finds that the evidence shows that if school choice programs cannot or do not pay attention to social class and race, they generally increase segregation among schools. [This brief is adapted from "Public and Private Education in America: Examining the Facts" by Casey D. Cobb and Gene V Glass, published by ABC-CLIO in September 2021.]