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November 28, 2006

School of first choice

NCES has a released a new report, "Trends in the Use of School Choice: 1993 to 2003."  Andrew Coulson is dismissive of the report's claim that a mere 17% of students are in a school that is not their parents' first choice, saying that many families merely settle for mediocre when all their other choices are poor.  It's also worth considering that since many families choose where they live based on the school quality, the present form of school choice divides the haves from the have-nots since low-income families can't relocate as easily.  And the statistics help support this: 17 percent of all students and 27 percent of black students are not in their preferred school, which seems to mirror overall poverty numbers. 

Posted by Ryan Boots on November 28, 2006 01:02 PM | Permalink

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