Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because many districts have only one middle school and one high school¶
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q2 i? Public school choice options were limited at middle and high school levels because large numbers of school districts have only one middle school and one high school. → Vernex 2009
Evidence¶
Vernex 2009¶
Vernex, Georges; Naftel, Scott; Ross, Karen; Carlson Le Floch, Kerstin; Beighley, Christopher; Gill, Brian. (2009). State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume VII: Title I School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/state-and-local-implementation-of-the-no-child-left-behind-act-volume-vii-title-i-school-choice-and-supplemental-educational-services
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The implementation study identifies a structural constraint on exercising public school choice: "large numbers of school districts have only one middle school and one high school", leaving few transfer options at those levels.
"Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because large numbers of school districts have only one middle school and one high school"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- 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
- Participation in Minnesota's statewide public school choice options rose from about 1% of students in 1988-89 to about 17% in 2000-01 — related
- In 2004-2005, only about one percent of the nearly 6.2 million students eligible for Title I school choice used the option, while about 17 percent of eligible students used supplemental educational services — related
- Many parents of students with IEPs lacked viable options to engage in school choice after forced school closings — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Parents' school choices were constrained by disability-linked safety fears and transportation barriers — related
- School location, distance from home, and transportation logistics constrained which high schools students considered and their ultimate choice — related
- 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 — related
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Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because many districts have only one middle school and one high school |
description |
Public school choice was constrained at the middle and high school levels because many districts have only one middle school and one high school |
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2009 |
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2014 |
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