Commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in parents' school choices in Washington, DC¶
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q2 i? Analysis of parental preference rankings confirms that commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in school choice. → Steven Glazerman 2016
Evidence¶
Steven Glazerman 2016¶
Steven Glazerman, Dallas Dotter. (2016). Market Signals: How Do DC Parents Rank Schools, and What Does It Mean for Policy? Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/market-signals-how-do-dc-parents-rank-schools-and-what-does-it-mean-for-policy
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Analysis of preference lists submitted by applicants to a DC citywide lottery. The brief states the results "confirm previous findings that commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in school choice." No effect sizes are printed in the brief text.
"The results confirm previous findings that commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in school choice."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Parents' school preferences vary considerably across DC applicants — related
- Setting the default sort order to academic performance instead of distance from home induces parents to choose academically higher performing schools — related
- How school information is presented can affect how parents rank their school choices — related
- The way school information is presented to parents affects how that information is understood, perceived, and used, according to the study behind the guide — related
- Rural school settings' distance from urban areas and long commutes can exacerbate the challenges struggling rural schools face — related
- Five school-information design factors each showed impacts on parents' knowledge, attitudes, or choice behavior — related
- Rural SIG schools perceived transportation access and home-school distance as location-related barriers to parent involvement — related
- Parents' school choices were constrained by disability-linked safety fears and transportation barriers — related
- Student demographics affect parents' likelihood of selecting into a school — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Student demographics affect parents' perceptions of school quality — related
- Neoliberal discourse recommends market practices in education, which reviewed research links to class privilege and reduced democratic opportunities — related
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title |
Commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in parents' school choices in Washington, DC |
description |
Commuting distance, school demographics, and academics play important roles in parents' school choices in Washington, DC |
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evidence_strength |
moderate |
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2016 |
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2026-10-20 |
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2019 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — steven-glazerman-2016 |
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