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Structuring Choice Policy, School Segregation and the Two-Staged School Choice Process
Introduction School choice has a fraught relationship with school segregation. In the 1960s and 1970s, segregationists used choice as a tool to resist federal efforts to enforce the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision (Andrews, 2002; Clotfelter, 2004; Hale, 2021; Kruse, 2005).
Here's how much the planned downtown ballpark would cost Original
People watch the San Antonio Missions take on the Frisco RoughRiders at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium on Friday, May 31, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News Building a downtown ballpark for the Missions would cost $160 million, according to a memo to San Antonio City Council. Council is expected to publicly discuss the stadium proposal, including its previously undisclosed price tag, next Wednesday.
Can school choice support district-led efforts to foster diverse schools?
School choice is a central feature in contemporary K-12 educational policy. Some school choice occurs across educational sectors—7% of school-aged youth in the U.S. are enrolled in charter schools, 9% in private schools, and between 3% and 5% are homeschooled. But the most common type of school choice policy operates within or across public school systems.
Commentary: Let parents of emergent bilingual students decide education
To the extent this shift better reflects the identities, ideals and aspirations of those students and their families, it is undeniably a positive development. But like every other group in American society, emergent bilingual students aren’t a monolith, as we document in a new report about their experiences in Texas schools. Our on-the-ground conversations with Texas educators made clear a significant portion of these families want schools to place a heavy emphasis on English language development.
Webinar: Charter Schools and English Learners
Join us to discuss the implications of Fordham's recently published report Charter Schools and English Learners in the Lone Star State. English Learners now comprise roughly one in six American students. Yet, our knowledge of how well they are served in schools hasn't kept pace with their growth.
Rural resistance to statewide school vouchers
Oklahoma is a deep-red state. In 2020, Donald Trump won the state with nearly two thirds of the vote. The state’s governor, both U.S. senators, and all five U.S. House members are Republicans. And the GOP holds about 80% of the seats in both chambers of the state legislature.
Student reassignments achieve diversity without academic adversity
School desegregation works. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that federal efforts to enforce Brown v. Board of Education and dismantle separate and unequal systems of public education improved Black children’s life trajectories—driving gains in educational achievement and attainment, increasing employment, and reducing arrests and crime victimization. This body of research finds little evidence of offsetting effects for white children.
The Kids on the Bus: The Academic Consequences of Diversity-Driven School Reassignments
Home The Kids on the Bus: The Academic Consequences of Diversity-Driven School Reassignments Search EdWorkingPapers Search for EdWorkingPapers here by author, title, or keywords. Search Search 05/2021 Many public school diversity efforts rely on reassigning students from one school to another.
Holding accountability accountable: Taking stock of the past 20 years
Report American Enterprise Institute May 11, 2021 Key Points The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) had mixed effects on the nation’s educational ecosystem. NCLB succeeded in shifting the focus from inputs to outcomes, shining a light on performance of different student subgroups, and using reporting requirements to spur development of more-robust education data systems.
Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Public Support for School Integration
Introduction The Supreme Court’s 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education sparked a series of initiatives to integrate schools on the basis of race.
Who Chooses DonorsChoose? Submission and Funding Patterns on the Nation’s Largest Education Crowdfunding Platform
Abott, C., Kogan, V., Lavertu, S., Peskowitz, Z. (2020). School district operational spending and student outcomes: Evidence from tax elections in seven states. Journal of Public Economics, 183, 104142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104142 Google Scholar Aitamurto, T. (2011). The impact of crowdfunding on journalism. Journalism Practice, 5(4), 429–445. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2010.551018 Google Scholar Candelaria, C. A., Shores, K. A. (2019).
Who Chooses DonorsChoose? Submission and Funding Patterns on the Nation’s Largest Education Crowdfunding Platform
America’s education system is rife with resource inequality. These inequalities are apparent across states, with some states spending more than $20,000 for each student they educate while others spend less than $9,000 per pupil (Snyder et al., 2019). They are also present within states, with the highest-spending districts in a state routinely spending two or even three times as much per pupil as their less affluent peers (Kelly, 2020).
Open Enrollment and Student Diversity in Ohio’s Schools
Approximately 85,000 Ohio students use interdistrict open enrollment to attend a neighboring school district. Titled Open Enrollment and Student Diversity in Ohio’s Schools, this new report examines whether these student transfers are creating more diverse schools, or possibly worsening segregation.
It's Hard to Stay on Top of Education Policy. You've Got to Have a Strategy
Opinion Email updates, journals, Twitter, and more By Deven E. Carlson As an academic who primarily focuses on education policy, I'm mainly concerned with keeping up to date on research in that realm. Today's fast-paced environment makes it challenging to stay on top of all the latest developments in the field. Over time, I've devised a number of strategies to help make sure that relevant research papers, think tank reports, and Capitol Hill hearings cross my radar.
What's the Value of Your Dog's Life?
Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples. Of the $70 billion, close to $20 billion pays for veterinary care, $16 billion is on supplies and over-the-counter medicines, and $32 billion is for food. These large sums make it evident that Americans put great value on the lives of their pets. Yet how much value?
What's The Value Of Your Dog's Life, And Why It Matters
A team of researchers recently looked at how to place a monetary value on the life of a dog. Their reasoning stems from the quandary of “how do you value the invaluable”? Experts have developed methodologies for what is called “shadow prices,” for example, the value of a human life is $10,000,000 by federal agencies. But before this research it seems like our dogs didn’t get the attention from the experts. See the surprising results of their analysis that places $10,000 on the value of a dog’s life.
What’s the value of your dog’s life, and why it matters
Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples. Of the $70 billion, close to $20 billion pays for veterinary care, $16 billion is on supplies and over-the-counter medicines, and $32 billion is for food. These large sums make it evident that Americans put great value on the lives of their pets. Yet how much value?
What's the Value of Your Dog's Life, and Why it Matters
Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples. Of the $70 billion, close to $20 billion pays for veterinary care, $16 billion is on supplies and over-the-counter medicines, and $32 billion is for food. These large sums make it evident that Americans put great value on the lives of their pets. Yet how much value?
Researchers find out shadow price of adopting and raising a dog in America
5 minutes ago Deven Carlson, The Conversation, Joe Ripberger, The Conversation & Simon F Haeder, The Conversation Share Tweet Email Reddit Print Comments Share Tweet Email Reddit Print Comments Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples.
What's the value of your dog's life, and why it matters
Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples. Of the $70 billion, close to $20 billion pays for veterinary care, $16 billion is on supplies and over-the-counter medicines, and $32 billion is for food. These large sums make it evident that Americans put great value on the lives of their pets. Yet how much value?
Monetizing Bowser: A Contingent Valuation of the Statistical Value of Dog Life
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Can school districts achieve racial integration by pursuing socio-economic integration?
School segregation is capturing headlines, due to a heated exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden in a recent Democratic primary debate. While the benefits of racially integrated schools are clear, the legal and political hurdles to achieving racial diversity are substantial. Legally, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressed profound skepticism of districts considering a student’s race when making school assignments.
The Story Behind the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout
National news stories have frequently framed the Oklahoma teacher walkout as a “red-state revolt,” a sudden explosion of dissatisfaction with education funding in the Sooner State. Such a framing is understandable. After all, who expected deep-red Oklahoma to be the site of massive protests over the state of public services? Although the “red-state revolt” framing is intuitive, it greatly oversimplifies a highly complex issue.
Not just a ‘red-state revolt’: The story behind the Oklahoma teacher walkout
National news stories have frequently framed the Oklahoma teacher walkout as a “red-state revolt,” a sudden explosion of dissatisfaction with education funding in the Sooner State. Such a framing is understandable. After all, who expected deep-red Oklahoma to be the site of massive protests over the state of public services? Although the “red-state revolt” framing is intuitive, it greatly oversimplifies a highly complex issue.
Private Schools Equally Good at Fostering Civic Participation - Education Next
The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.
Reclassifying English Language Learners: What’s the effect on Wisconsin high schoolers?
Those watching election results recently know voter demographics, and how they’ve changed over time, play a major role during primary campaign season. These national demographic trends not only influence presidential campaigns but also affect schools across the country. Today 10 percent of all students attending public schools in the US are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs)—the number of students with this classification has increased by 14 percent over the past decade.
Divided Government and Delay in the Legislative Process
Despite a robust history of studies examining legislative outputs, little is known about how divided government affects the policymaking process. This article examines these dynamics by analyzing the relationship between divided government and delay in the consideration of important legislation. We also introduce a more nuanced measure of divided government—the strength of the president’s party in Congress—that measures both the presence and magnitude of inter-branch conflict.
High-Stakes Choice: Achievement and Accountability in the Nation’s Oldest Urban Voucher Program - John F. Witte, Patrick J. Wolf, Joshua M. Cowen, Deven E. Carlson, David J. Fleming, 2014
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References Barnard J., Frangakis C. E., Hill J. L., Rubin D. B. (2003). Principal stratification approach to broken randomized experiments: A case study of school choice vouchers in New York City. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 98, 299–311. Booher-Jennings J. (2005). Below the bubble: “Educational triage” and the Texas Accountability System. American Educational Research Journal, 42, 231–268. Carlson D.
Life After Vouchers: What Happens to Students Who Leave Private Schools for the Traditional Public Sector? - Deven Carlson, Joshua M. Cowen, David J. Fleming, 2013
Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article. References Alexander K. L., Entwisle D. R., Dauber S. L. (1996). Children in motion: School transfers and elementary school performance. Journal of Educational Research, 90(1), 3–12. Ashenfelter O. (1978). Estimating the effect of training programs on earnings. Review of Economics and Statistics, 6, 47–57. Barnard J., Frangakis C. E., Hill J. L., Rubin D. B. (2003).
Life After Vouchers: What Happens to Students Who Leave Private Schools for the Traditional Public Sector? - Deven Carlson, Joshua M. Cowen, David J. Fleming, 2013
Abstract Few school choice evaluations consider students who leave such programs, and fewer still consider the effects of leaving these programs as policy-relevant outcomes. Using a representative sample of students from the citywide voucher program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we analyze more than 1,000 students who leave the program during a 4-year period.
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