Magnet elementary schools enroll larger percentages of white and Asian students and smaller percentages of Latino and African-American students than non-magnet schools¶

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Currency · newest study 2000 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2005: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In fall 1999, magnet elementary enrollment was 48.3 percent African-American, 26.5 percent Latino, 17.7 percent white, and 6.9 percent Asian, versus 52.8, 33.9, 10.2, and 2.9 percent respectively for all CPS elementary schools. → Elaine M. Allensworth 2000

Evidence¶

Elaine M. Allensworth 2000¶

Elaine M. Allensworth, Todd Rosenkranz. (2000). Access to Magnet Schools in Chicago. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/access-magnet-schools-chicago

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Descriptive comparison of CPS student record files for fall 1999: enrollment in the 32 magnet elementary schools versus all CPS elementary schools. The report states "The enrollment for the 32 magnet elementary schools in the first semester of the 1999-2000 school year was 48.3 percent African-American, 26.5 percent Latino, 17.7 percent white, and 6.9 percent Asian."

"The enrollment for the 32 magnet elementary schools in the first semester of the 1999-2000 school year was 48.3 percent African-American, 26.5 percent Latino, 17.7 percent white, and 6.9 percent Asian."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• African-American students travel farther to attend magnet elementary schools than students of other ethnicities — related
• Only eight of the 15 regular magnet elementary schools meet the consent decree desegregation standard, after white enrollment declined through the 1990s — related
• African-American and Asian students are more likely than Latino and white students to live within multiple magnet neighborhood zones — related
• Two years after the comprehensive magnet school policy, overall enrollment patterns by student residence had not changed substantially — related
• NBCTs are more likely than other teachers to work in magnet schools and less likely to work in the poorest and predominantly African American schools — related