School location, distance from home, and transportation logistics constrained which high schools students considered and their ultimate choice¶

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q2 i? Location was a key factor both in constraining the pool of potential schools students considered for application and in their ultimate school decision. → Andria Shyjka 2021

Evidence¶

Andria Shyjka 2021¶

Andria Shyjka. (2021). Student Experience with the High School Choice Process in Chicago Public Schools. UChicago Consortium Research Brief, July 2021. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/student-experience-with-the-high-school-choice-process-in-Chicago-Public-Schools

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Focus-group finding from the Setting Factors section: students reported direct instruction on mapping distance from home to schools, and staff, family, and friends advised picking closer schools. One student quoted: "pick a school that's closest to you."

"Overall, location was a key factor both in constraining the pool of potential schools students considered for application and in their ultimate school decision."

Discussion¶

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