Parents' decision making about whether to send their children to a traditional public or
charter schools has been studied mostly in urban, low-income areas. Few studies have …

Residential and school segregation have historically mirrored each other, with school
segregation seen as simply reflecting residential patterns given neighborhood-based school …

There has been a long-standing concern among education researchers and policy makers
that public school choice may lead to increased racial isolation. Improving on aggregate …

The challenge of a long and difficult commute to school each day is likely to wear on
students, leading some to change schools. We used administrative data from approximately …

Th e rationale for school choice is that providing autonomy, innovation, and accountability
will allow schools of choice to operate more eff ectively vis-à-vis regular public schools …

School choice has become a cornerstone of education reform plans across the nation
especially in urban settings where immigrant populations often settle. Latino enrollment in …

As more state legislatures join the debate on school-choice and parent-trigger legislation,
their discussions draw attention to an evolving landscape outside school walls where …

The purpose of the Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy is to assemble
in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, and …

INTRODUCTION All 50 state constitutions mandate a statewide system of public education,
charging state governments with providing a “thorough and effi cient system of free public …

As the number of charter schools has grown nationally, there is increasing discussion of the
consolidation of such schools into charter districts in which all schools would be charter …