ERIC Number: EJ1435125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 40
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
The Effects of Unified School Enrollment Systems on School Demographics and Outcomes: Evidence from New Orleans' Transition to a Centralized School Lottery
American Educational Research Journal, v61 n4 p647-686 2024
Unified enrollment (UE) systems were designed to improve efficiency, equity, and transparency in school choice processes, but research has focused on efficiency gains. This study examines whether moving from decentralized enrollment processes to UE mitigates or exacerbates racial segregation that often occurs in choice systems. Specifically, we examine a subset of charter schools in New Orleans that had enrolled disproportionately high numbers of White students prior to entering UE. We find that UE entry was associated with increased enrollment of non-White students in these schools without offsetting declines in White enrollment, facilitated by schools also increasing total enrollment after entering UE. We find no meaningful impacts of UE on school accountability measures, student or teacher mobility, or student discipline.
Descriptors: Enrollment, School Demography, Selective Admission, Admission (School), Competitive Selection, School Choice, Racial Segregation, Charter Schools, Disproportionate Representation, White Students, Minority Group Students, Educational Change, Centralization
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Related Records: ED652699
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C180025