If You Build It This Way, They Will Come. Working Paper No. 18

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Title: If You Build It This Way, They Will Come. Working Paper No. 18
Language: English
Authors: Misty Gallo, Colyn Ritter, Patrick J. Wolf, EdChoice
Source: EdChoice. 2025.
Availability: EdChoice. 111 Monument Circle Suite 2650, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-681-0745; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 54
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: School Choice, Enrollment Rate, State Policy, Private Schools, Public Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Bullying, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests
Geographic Terms: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Kansas, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Abstract: Unsurprisingly, the proliferation of statewide school choice policies has resulted in increased student use. Most research on school choice policies examines the policies' effects on student outcomes. However, the policies are not uniform in design or in student take-up rates. Our team's exploratory study tracked initial enrollment rates in nearly all the existing school choice programs to identify the impact of specific design features on take-up rates in school choice initiatives, analyzing them through an economic market-based framework, from the demand side. We measured specific policy design elements to assess whether they determined enrollment rates. We also analyzed relevant state conditions for their impact on choice take-up rates.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED677193
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Unsurprisingly, the proliferation of statewide school choice policies has resulted in increased student use. Most research on school choice policies examines the policies' effects on student outcomes. However, the policies are not uniform in design or in student take-up rates. Our team's exploratory study tracked initial enrollment rates in nearly all the existing school choice programs to identify the impact of specific design features on take-up rates in school choice initiatives, analyzing them through an economic market-based framework, from the demand side. We measured specific policy design elements to assess whether they determined enrollment rates. We also analyzed relevant state conditions for their impact on choice take-up rates.