ERIC Number: EJ1364980
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1062
A New Admission System in Chile and Its Foreseen Moderate Impact on Access for Low-Income Students
Honey, Ngaire; Carrasco, Alejandro
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v45 n1 p108-133 Mar 2023
Chile is known for universal school choice policies and a high level of economic segregation. In part, segregation has been linked to selective school admission policies. Chile implemented a centralized school admission system (New School Admission System), where PK-12 schools must accept any applicant, and lottery assignment is used for oversubscription. We exploit a natural experiment due to the phased implementation across grades and regions to attempt to detect any effects of this policy on access for and representation of low-income students using grade-within-school and year fixed effects. Eliminating admissions barriers may contribute to increased educational opportunity, but the impact may be limited by the multiple structural factors shaping inequality in Chile. We find little short-term change in access for low-income students.
Descriptors: School Choice, Low Income Students, Admission Criteria, Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Admission (School), Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions, Selective Admission, Policy Analysis, School Segregation, Neighborhoods, School Districts, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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