Interdistrict desegregation choice programs show achievement and graduation benefits for disadvantaged students, with stronger outcomes the longer students remain¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In interdistrict desegregation programs with long-term data (Hartford, Milwaukee, St. Louis), benefits were found for achievement and graduation rates, stronger with longer participation. → 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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The report's review of research on eight interdistrict school desegregation programs serving disadvantaged Black and Hispanic students transferring to more affluent suburban schools. All programs were oversubscribed with waiting lists; benefits were also found for interracial attitudes and relationships.

"In the three programs that offered long-term outcome data (Hartford, CT; Milwaukee, WI; and St. Louis, MO), benefits were found for both achievement and graduation rates, with stronger outcomes the longer the students remained in the more affluent, suburban schools."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Interdistrict desegregation choice plans decrease segregation, help close racial achievement gaps, and improve racial attitudes and long-term outcomes — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Graduates of desegregated 1970s high schools report both benefits from desegregation and experiences of backlash against it — related
• Charter schools show favorable high school graduation and college-entry results suggesting possible long-term benefits — related
• Charter school research has historically focused on test scores, with longer-term outcomes only recently examined — related
• Attending racially integrated schools is associated with higher academic achievement and improved long-term educational and economic outcomes for students of color, with no academic harm for white students — a broader claim this one bears on
• Policy design details are likely critical to the effects of school choice programs — related