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Pogodzinski, Ben; Lenhoff, Sarah Winchell; Addonizio, Michael – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an association between student mobility through open enrollment and voter support for school bond proposals. Specifically, we hypothesized that higher percentages of nonresident enrollment in a school district and resident exit from a district would be associated with lower levels of voter support…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Open Enrollment, Bond Issues, Voting
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Cowen, Joshua M.; Creed, Benjamin – AERA Open, 2017
In this article, we focus on a statewide system of interdistrict open enrollment in Michigan, known as Schools of Choice. Our previous work indicated that students who take advantage of this program are disproportionately lower performing on state exams, come from lower-income families, and are more likely to be minority students. We estimated…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Open Enrollment, Mathematics Achievement
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Gabbard, Anita; Mupinga, Davison M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Community colleges act as the gateway for students to higher education. Many of these colleges realize this mission through open-door policies where students lacking in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills can enroll. But, this open-access policy often creates challenges when meeting academic standards. Based on data collected from…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Access to Education, Academic Standards
Cowen, Joshua; Creed, Benjamin; Keesler, Venessa – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2015
This paper considers the determinants of student participation in Michigan's large inter-district open enrollment system, known as Schools of Choice (SoC). Employing a rich dataset from the Michigan Department of Education, we examine the population of public school students in resident and non-resident school districts between the 2005-06 and…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Open Enrollment, Public Schools, School Choice
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2011
At a time when many states are adopting controversial measures to launch or expand private school vouchers, Republicans in Michigan are taking a different direction, moving ahead with a plan that would greatly expand the menu of public school choices for students and parents. GOP lawmakers, who control both state legislative chambers, have…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, Charter Schools, Electronic Learning
Carpenter, Dick M., II – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Most discussions of charter schools assume that they are monolithic. While the media, researchers, and policymakers are obsessed with comparing charters to traditional public schools, there's been little interest in comparing different types of charter schools to one another--until now. This study--the first of its kind--categorizes the nation's…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Classification, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment
Shanahan, John J.; And Others – 1977
This document reviews the development of comprehensive community colleges in Michigan and sets forth recommended State Board of Education policies and Michigan Department of Education proposals to support and implement them. Issues addressed include open access, low tuition, geographical barriers, occupational education, general education,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Board of Education Policy, College Role, Community Colleges
HOFFMAN, JAMES – 1966
A COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF GRAND RAPIDS TO INVESTIGATE RACIAL BALANCE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALITY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. COMMITTEE FINDINGS SHOWED THAT RACIAL IMBALANCE EXISTED AND HAD INCREASED SINCE 1950. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND IN TEACHER QUALITY IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, BUT NONWHITE TEACHERS WERE ASSIGNED…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Compensatory Education, De Facto Segregation, Educational Quality