Understanding School Choice

Location as a Determinant of Charter School Racial, Economic, and Linguistic Segregation

Bibliographic Data

ID9729470
AuthorsNicholas F Jacobs (0000-0002-3787-6925, University of Mary Washington, corresponding author), Nicholas Jacobs (0000-0003-0780-1065, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, USA)
Year2013
Volume45
Issue4
Pages459-482
Publication date2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124511413388
OpenAlexW1975103911
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited18

The author analyzes the revealed school preferences of parents in the Washington, D.C., and asks, “What is the main determinant of charter school choice and how does it create racial, economic, and linguistic segregation?” The author first establishes a theory of choice, which incorporates past research and adds an additional variable to our understanding of school selection—school location. Through a multivariable regression, the author tests the new proximity variable against other possible determinants and finds that parental preference for neighborhood schools significantly correlates with racial segregation. The results indicate that school-choice markets, as they currently exist, reinforce the de facto segregation patterns found in urban neighborhoods

Charter · Charter school · De facto · Economics · Microeconomics · Political science · Preference · School choice · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Variable (mathematics · Variables · Computer Science · Law · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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