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Kari Dalane; Dave E. Marcotte – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2024
The share of students attending charter schools has been rising. There is evidence that charter school growth has increased socioeconomic segregation of students between schools. In this paper, we assess whether charter school growth affects how students are organized within nearby traditional public schools (TPS). We use administrative data from…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Segregation, Public Schools, Traditional Schools
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White, Julia M.; Ferri, Beth; Ashby, Christine E.; Bern, Paul H.; Ashby, Lauren – Educational Forum, 2020
Using a DisCrit intersectional lens and statistical and spatial methods, we trace how the creation of K-8 schools functioned to create pockets of privilege in one urban U.S. school district. K-8 schools were both whiter and wealthier than district averages, serving as "enclave" schools. Although far fewer students with disabilities were…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Urban Schools
Crawford, Donna; Clarke, Veronica Bohac – Principal Leadership, 2006
School-wide character education is difficult and ongoing work, even without the added complication of having diverse programs and students. Despite these obstacles, King George School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada chose to engage in character education. Initially, the reasons were pragmatic. Character education seemed the only hope for any sort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values Education, French, Immersion Programs