Contemporary sociology offers competing images of the breadth and consequences of
gentrification. One subset presents gentrification as a nearly unstoppable force that plays a …

Research in the neighborhood effects tradition has primarily concerned itself with
understanding the consequences of growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods. In recent …

Empirical research on cultural and social capital has generally ignored the key role of
institutions in setting standards that determine the contingent value of this capital …

Multiple studies have shown the potential for school choice policies to benefit middle-class
families, often to the detriment of lower income students in the same district. Yet, there is …

This interview study examines the school choices of white middle class parents who live in a
large Northeastern city. Interviewees identify as progressive urbanites and express an …

Purpose: Research on privileged parents, defined here as those with the economic, social,
and educational resources to navigate school choice processes to their advantage, often …

In this critical, political discourse analysis, we trace how two concepts, equity and quality,
became discursively linked and contested in the administration of postsecondary education …

This article examines the dynamics of the relationship between residential and school
segregation in Barcelona. The analysis explores which educational and non-educational …

Middle-class, professional, and White families in gentrifying cities are increasingly choosing
neighborhood public schools. As critical consumers of public education, these families …

School choice typically refers to opportunities to enroll youth in public and/or private
educational alternatives to traditional neighborhood public schools. While these options …