| Title: |
Do Public School Choice Policies Segregate Schools? Dynamic Effects in Michigan. Technical Report |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Danielle Sanderson Edwards; Kaitlin P. Anderson; National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) |
| Source: |
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 2025. |
| Availability: |
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. 1555 Poydras Street Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel: 870-540-6576; e-mail: info@reachcentered.org; Web site: https://reachcentered.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
54 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: |
R305C180025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
School Choice; School Segregation; Racial Segregation; Charter Schools; Socioeconomic Status; School Districts; Enrollment Trends; Public Schools; Educational Policy; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Barriers |
| Geographic Terms: |
Michigan |
| Abstract: |
Inter-district choice has the potential to exacerbate or alleviate between-district segregation--an increasingly pervasive form of U.S. school segregation--by allowing students to attend schools in districts where they do not reside. Prior research concentrates on the effects of charter schooling on segregation within districts and counties. We use longitudinal enrollment and demographic data from Michigan to examine the impacts of both inter-district and charter school choice on racial and economic segregation within and between districts in a single setting. We estimate these effects by leveraging between-grade differences in choice use within school systems and years. We confirm findings from previous research that increases in charter school enrollment increase within-district racial and economic segregation. We also find that the effects of inter-district choice on both within- and between-district segregation vary with the presence of charter schools. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED674801 |
| Database: |
ERIC |