Nearly a half-century ago, two scholars north and south of the US border called attention to
the role played by reciprocity networks in poor peoples' survival strategies. This article …

In this article, Linn Posey-Maddox, Maxine McKinney de Royston, Alea R. Holman, Raquel
M. Rall, and Rachel A. Johnson examine Black parents' educational decision-making in the …

Most US students attend racially segregated schools. To understand this pattern, I employ a
survey experiment with New York City families actively choosing schools and investigate …

In an education system that draws students from residentially based attendance zones,
schools are local institutions that reflect the racial composition of their surrounding …

Chile is known for universal school choice policies and a high level of economic
segregation. In part, segregation has been linked to selective school admission policies …

Expanded school-choice policies have weakened the traditional link between residence and
school assignment. These policies have created new school options and new labor for …

School choice expansion in recent decades has weakened the strong link between
neighborhoods and schools created under a strict residence-based school assignment …

Research concerning family preferences for schooling indicates that they value proximity to
home as much as academic quality when choosing schools. However, preferences for …

Few studies examine how school and neighbourhood composition in the US correspond
over time, particularly in a context of neighbourhood change. As neighbourhoods diversify …

In this study, we examine whether students in violent neighborhoods actively avoid their
local school as a form of social and physical protection. Specifically, we use 10 years of …