Student Stratification among a Combination of School Choice Policies in Detroit
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| Title: | Student Stratification among a Combination of School Choice Policies in Detroit |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Singer, Jeremy (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of School Choice. 2020 14(1):122-153. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | School Choice, Educational Policy, Urban Schools, Racial Bias, Social Bias, Minority Group Students, Socioeconomic Status, Equal Education, State Policy, Enrollment Trends, Charter Schools, School Districts, Social Stratification, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan (Detroit) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15582159.2019.1689467 |
| ISSN: | 1558-2159 |
| Abstract: | A large body of research on school choice has examined whether choice-based policies reproduce and exacerbate existing racial and socioeconomic inequalities. While many states have enacted multiple school choice policies at once, most of these studies focus on a single choice-based policy. This study examines enrollment patterns in Detroit in the context of a combination of school choice policies: charter schools, intra-district choice, and inter-district open enrollment. It assesses the extent to which Detroit students are stratified by race, socioeconomic status, and special education status, and describes how different socio-spatial push and pull factors may be associated with different options for school choice. Even among Detroit's racially and socioeconomically homogeneous student population, the results show some evidence of a stratified educational landscape, and suggest the need for more research on how a combination of choice mechanisms may be taken up differently by different students and families. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1246923 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | A large body of research on school choice has examined whether choice-based policies reproduce and exacerbate existing racial and socioeconomic inequalities. While many states have enacted multiple school choice policies at once, most of these studies focus on a single choice-based policy. This study examines enrollment patterns in Detroit in the context of a combination of school choice policies: charter schools, intra-district choice, and inter-district open enrollment. It assesses the extent to which Detroit students are stratified by race, socioeconomic status, and special education status, and describes how different socio-spatial push and pull factors may be associated with different options for school choice. Even among Detroit's racially and socioeconomically homogeneous student population, the results show some evidence of a stratified educational landscape, and suggest the need for more research on how a combination of choice mechanisms may be taken up differently by different students and families. |
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| ISSN: | 1558-2159 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15582159.2019.1689467 |
