Most schools of choice in the United States are district-operated public options, and the neighborhood school is the preferred option for the vast majority of parents¶
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q2 i? The vast majority of schools of choice are operated by public school districts, and more than three fourths of parents say their children's current school is their first choice. → Cookson 2018
Evidence¶
Cookson 2018¶
Cookson, P. W., Jr., Darling-Hammond, L., Rothman, R., & Shields, P. M. (2018). The tapestry of American public education: How we can create a system of schools worth choosing for all? Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/tapestry-american-public-education
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Descriptive analysis of NCES survey data reported in the Tapestry of Public Education section. The report states 37.3% of parents said choice was available and 30.5% considered other schools, and that "More than three fourths of parents said their children's current school was their first choice."
"According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, 37.3% of parents said public school choice was available in their district, and 30.5% said they considered other schools beyond those their children were slated to attend."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Most U.S. schools of choice are operated by public school districts, with about 6.5 million students enrolled in a chosen public school — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because many districts have only one middle school and one high school — related
- Parents of students who used Title I school choice were largely satisfied with the new schools — related
- In a subsample of large urban districts, the average achievement of schools chosen by Title I school choice users was consistently higher than the average achievement of the schools they came from — related
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Most schools of choice in the United States are district-operated public options, and the neighborhood school is the preferred option for the vast majority of parents |
description |
Most schools of choice in the United States are district-operated public options, and the neighborhood school is the preferred option for the vast majority of parents |
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moderate |
newest_evidence |
2018 |
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2023 |
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1 — cookson-2018 |
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