Little research addresses the schooling experiences of non-binary students; no prior work explores their experiences in cyber schools. Using unique data from a multi-state cyber charter, we compare the factors parents of non-binary (n=48) students and parents of other students stated as reasons for leaving their prior schools to attend a cyber…

This study examines the extent to which there is a difference in satisfaction between parents of children attending private schools that participate in the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) and of children who attend non-LSP private schools, using parents' expressed commentary as proxies for satisfaction. This is the first study to consider…

This study seeks to understand the role the Black church plays in the creation of community based charter schools, in shaping Black parents' perceptions about the charter school movement and their own choices in where to enroll their children, and in helping Black parents navigate the school choice landscape. A predominantly Black church in the…

This paper reports findings from an empirical study examining the influence of student background and educational experiences on the development of career choice capability. Secondary school students attending years 9-12 (N = 706) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, were invited to participate in an online survey that sought to examine factors…

In this study, parents' reasons for school choice were explored at four inner-city school sites by means of a questionnaire distributed to parents by their children. The sample for this study consisted of the parents of over 2,300 students who attend the four schools studied. All are inner-city Catholic high schools located in four different…

This paper explores issues related to magnet schools and racial diversity, reviewing research on magnet schools that underscores the importance of analyzing how effective magnets are in reducing racial isolation, how these data differ across districts, and what accounts for these differential effects. The paper also includes findings from a 3-year…

A study was conducted to determine the association among variables representing parent and school demographics, parents' opinions of the school, their reasons for choosing it, and their willingness to support the school in various ways, including the level of tuition they would pay. Data were collected from a stratified sample of 10 high schools…

This study compared allowable admission practices in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the nation's oldest program of tax-supported K-12 school choice in private schools. The report identifies three misperceptions advanced by voucher opponents: private schools apply to MPCP students the same…

This paper reports the results of a study of parents' reasons for choosing a school for their children. Earlier studies produced inconsistent results concerning the importance of school location for parents' choice. The present study involved interviews with parents of elementary school children in 39 families living in 5 neighborhoods in…

The perceptions of students about caring teachers were studied in secondary Catholic and public magnet schools. Both types of schools were schools of choice, attended through student and family choice and not assignment by neighborhood. The sample for the study came from a national, federally funded project that studied the relationship between…

The Washington Scholarship Fund Pilot Program (WSF) was established as a privately funded voucher program for low-income families in the District of Columbia. The WSF awarded its scholarships by lottery, making it possible to evaluate it as though it were a randomized experiment. The responses of qualified families with children in public schools…

Opponents of school choice argue that economically advantaged families will get the best schools, and socioeconomic and racial segregation will only increase. If choice allows better matching of child to school, then parent information levels can critically affect the outcome. Very few data are available that directly confirm the presence or…