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Lingard, Bob – Educational Policy, 2020
This paper on the political sociology of school choice policies has been written as a supplement to the essays in the 2020 Politics of Education Association Yearbook and locates them in cognate literatures. In addition, the papers are situated against the changing political and global contexts of such policies, as global pressures, discourses, and…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Politics of Education
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Zancajo, Adrián – Educational Policy, 2020
This article presents the findings of research focused on schools' responses to competitive environments. Using the Chilean education market as a case study, the article analyzes not only the responses developed by schools in different domains in the face of competitive incentives but also their diversity, as well as motivations, rationalities,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competition, Foreign Countries, Incentives
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Termes, Andreu; Edwards, D. Brent, Jr.; Verger, Antoni – Educational Policy, 2020
Educational public-private partnerships (EPPP) have been widely implemented in the Philippines, primarily through the Education Service Contracting (ESC) voucher. Yet, the effects of this voucher on privatization of education, school choice, and competition dynamics remain largely understudied. This article addresses this gap through an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Private Sector, School Choice
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Oberfield, Zachary W. – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
Using nationally representative parent surveys over a 10-year period, this article asks if there were differences in parent engagement and satisfaction at public charter and district schools. It then examines whether any such differences persisted when accounting for observable school and family characteristics, including whether parents conducted…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Attitudes, Charter Schools, Differences
Egalite, Anna J.; Catt, Andrew D. – EdChoice, 2020
As school choice options grow, it is helpful to test for indirect effects on non-choosers who are left behind in district-run schools. Can a competitive system built on the principle of choice serve as a rising tide that lifts all boats or will such systems further existing inequities? The largest competitive effects analysis of a voucher program…
Descriptors: School Choice, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
Ajayi, Kehinde F.; Friedman, Willa H.; Lucas, Adrienne M. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
Students often make school choice decisions with inadequate information. We present results from delivering information to randomly selected students (and some randomly selected parents) across 900 junior high schools in Ghana, a country with universal secondary school choice. We provided guidance on application strategies and reported the…
Descriptors: School Choice, Centralization, Access to Information, Junior High School Students
Raymond O. Ibeh – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In 1995, Texas created its first charter schools, which consisted of open enrollment schools of choice, as part of education initiative/reform. However, low graduation rates among public schools in the state persisted. The purpose of this study was to explore factors that might contribute to students who received vouchers to attend private or…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, Educational Vouchers
Perry, Laura B., Ed.; Rowe, Emma, Ed.; Lubienski, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023
This book examines various aspects of school segregation and their complex interrelations with policy, structure, and context in diverse settings. It advances the understanding of the causes, processes and consequences of school segregation around the globe. Topics examined include student sorting between schools in marketized systems; the effects…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, School Segregation, Educational Policy, Student Placement
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Bokhove, Christian; Jerrim, John; Sims, Sam – Journal of School Choice, 2023
School inspections are a key component of the accountability system in many education systems, including England. The judgments and reports produced through these inspections are widely used by parents when they are choosing a school for their children. But should they be? This paper presents new evidence on this issue. We illustrate how parents…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Secondary School Students, School Choice, Information Sources
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Moulin, Léonard – Education Economics, 2023
This article investigates the effect of private lower secondary schools on student achievement in France. I use propensity score matching on a large French database to estimate the effect of enrollment in a private school on academic achievement as measured by ninth-grade test scores in three school subjects. I find that private school attendance…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Bedrick, Jason; Ladner, Matthew – Heritage Foundation, 2023
Opponents of education choice often make two arguments about its effect on rural areas: (1) education choice will not help in rural areas because there are few or no alternatives to the district school system; and (2) education choice will destroy the district school system because so many students will leave for alternative options. These two…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Choice, Educational Policy, Private Schools
EdChoice, 2023
This poll was conducted between February 13-14, 2023 among a sample of 2,200 adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Among the key findings are: (1) Support for ESAs, school vouchers, charter schools, and open…
Descriptors: Adults, Parents, Public Opinion, Opinions
EdChoice, 2023
This poll was conducted between November 8-12, 2023 among a sample of 2,260 Adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) views on K-12 education; (2) schooling and experiences in K-12…
Descriptors: Adults, Schools, School Community Relationship, Elementary Schools
Rebecca Silliman; David Schleifer – Public Agenda, 2024
Chicago Public Schools (CPS)--like many school districts--faces challenges. These include declining enrollment, budgetary pressures, pandemic-associated learning losses, and the need to staff schools with educators and administrators who can meet the diverse needs of students and families. CPS is also grappling with a changing policy environment.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public Opinion, Attitudes, Educational Quality
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Federico R. Waitoller; Christopher Lubienski – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2024
While parents of students with disabilities (SWD) select schools according to various factors, schools also choose students through different sorting mechanisms. Thus, parents of SWD may need to employ different strategies to enroll their child in their preferred school. We employed an intersectional approach for studying school choice,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Students with Disabilities, School Choice, Educational Policy
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