ERIC Number: EJ1005072
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
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School Choice in Suburbia: The Impact of Choice Policies on the Potential for Suburban Integration
Holme, Jennifer Jellison; Frankenberg, Erica; Diem, Sarah; Welton, Anjale D.
Journal of School Choice, v7 n2 p113-141 2013
The bulk of research on the implementation of school choice policies has focused on how choice has been implemented in urban school systems. As of 2007, however, suburban students comprised more than one fourth (29%) of all students engaging in some form of public school choice in the United States. This article examines the implementation of choice in suburban school districts that have been rapidly diversifying, with a focus on how school choice policy relates to--or has interacted with--levels of school segregation within the three districts under study. The findings illustrate how school choice policies, as designed and implemented in these three suburban school districts, have contributed to segregation in these contexts. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: School Choice, Public Schools, Suburban Schools, School Districts, School Segregation, Educational Policy, School Demography, Interviews, Case Studies, Magnet Schools, Open Enrollment, Charter Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California; Minnesota; Texas
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