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Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine the prevalence and growth of segregation in K-12 public schools. This report examined the extent of (1) racial, ethnic, and economic divisions in K-12 public schools; and (2) district secession and any resulting student demographic shifts. To determine the extent of divisions along…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Student Diversity, Demography, School Segregation
Ni, Yongmei – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2007
Are most charter schools more racially segregated than traditional public schools (TPS)? How do local circumstances affect the degree to which charter schools are more racially segregated or diverse than TPSs? As the charter school movement in Michigan and nationwide gains popularity, these questions have become important policy issues. In order…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Racial Segregation, School Segregation, Public Schools
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James, David R. – American Sociological Review, 1989
Examines the determinants of public school segregation in 65 metropolitan areas in 1968 and segregation changes between 1968 and 1976. Although city and suburban school segregation declined during the 1970s, segregation between cities and suburbs increased. Boundaries between city and suburban school systems appear to foster inequalities within…
Descriptors: De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education, Models