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Pendergrass, Susan – EdChoice, 2023
Open enrollment is a form of school choice that gives families the opportunity to choose an educational setting or school within the public school system that is best for their children. In U.S. public school districts, students typically must attend the school that is in their neighborhood and often do not have a choice of attending a different…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Educational Policy, Open Enrollment
Balu, Rekha; Condliffe, Barbara – MDRC, 2017
As school choice expands in different states and districts, it appears in several different forms: (1) open enrollment policies among traditional public schools; (2) charter schools available to students regardless of their neighborhood (including online charter schools); or (3) school vouchers that families can use to enroll in other districts or…
Descriptors: School Choice, Low Income, Open Enrollment, Intervention
Herrmann, Adam M.; Burroughs, Nathan; Plucker, Jonathan A. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2009
The primary objective of this brief is to explore open enrollment by examining the ways in which it is currently implemented. A second purpose of this brief is to identify the potential strengths and weaknesses of open enrollment in order to develop a more complete understanding of its contribution to education reform. Finally, recent changes to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Open Enrollment, Public Education
Larson, Colleen; And Others – 1990
A comprehensive review of educational choice literature and selected programs compose part 1 of this report. "Educational choice" is a catchall term encompassing a variety of strategies to grant parents the freedom to select schools, educational programs, or sets of courses based on the specific interests and needs of their children.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Opportunities, Educational Planning