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ERIC Number: EJ1310435
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 30
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
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A Spatial Analysis of District Participation in Public School Choice
Fahy, Colleen A.
Journal of School Choice, v15 n3 p441-470 2021
This study examines the supply-side decision to participate in interdistrict school choice by incorporating a district's own characteristics, those of its neighbors and a strategic component based on neighboring districts' decisions. A spatial Durbin probit model is applied to data from Massachusetts and estimates of direct, indirect, and total effects are found. Results indicate that local capacity and average test scores affect a district's own decision to participate. Furthermore, local socioeconomic characteristics, test scores and a district's own decision influences neighboring district participation. Policy implications include consideration of increases in interdistrict tuition and changes in state aid for economically disadvantaged choice students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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