Affiliation:
1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract
School choice policies can, by design or in implementation, give schools and districts discretion over enrollment. In this study, I examine the effect of local discretion over inter-district open enrollment on non-resident enrollment. I use longitudinal data on open enrollment patterns and policies in the metropolitan Detroit area. I find that when districts set more restrictive open enrollment policies, they enroll fewer new non-resident students overall, due to a decrease in new Black, Hispanic, and low-income non-resident students specifically. When districts allow inter-district open enrollment, racial and socioeconomic segregation within those districts do not change, and racial isolation slightly increases. My findings suggest that regulating enrollment policies to reduce discretionary exclusion can increase access to inter-district choice for some low-income and racially minoritized students, but that these kinds of policy changes are unlikely to reduce racial segregation and socioeconomic stratification more broadly.
Reference44 articles.
1. School Choice and School Stratification: Shortcomings of the Stratification Critique and Recommendations for Theory and Research
2. Bethencourt D. (2015). Highland park parents seek options as high school shuts. Detroit Free Press. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2015/06/08/highland-park-high-school-closure/28713865/
Cited by
2 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献