ERIC Number: ED616793
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 52
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The 'Good' Schools: Academic Performance Data, School Choice, and Segregation. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-491
Houston, David M.; Henig, Jeffrey R.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
We examine the effects of disseminating academic performance data--either status, growth, or both--on parents' school choices and their implications for racial, ethnic, and economic segregation. We conduct an online survey experiment featuring a nationally representative sample of parents and caretakers of children age 0-12. Participants choose between three randomly sampled elementary schools drawn from the same school district. Only growth information--alone and not in concert with status information--has clear and consistent desegregating consequences. Because states that include growth in their school accountability systems have generally done so as a supplement to and not a replacement for status, there is little reason to expect that this development will influence choice behavior in a manner that meaningfully reduces school segregation.
Descriptors: School Choice, School Segregation, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Learning Analytics, Parent Attitudes, Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, School Effectiveness, Public Schools, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Comparative Analysis, Racial Composition, Elementary Secondary Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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