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  • Sociology of Education
  • Urban Studies
  • Public Policy

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  • Historically, residential and school segregation have been closely linked, with school assignment policies often reflecting neighborhood demographics.
  • The prevailing view suggests school segregation is a consequence of residential segregation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reciprocal relationship between school choice policies and segregation patterns.
  • To examine how the expansion of charter schools influences both school and residential segregation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized national data from the U.S. Census and the Common Core of Data for over 1,500 metropolitan districts.
  • Analyzed changes in school and residential segregation in response to increased charter school enrollment shares between 2000 and 2010.

Main Results:

  • Increased charter school enrollment correlated with a 12% rise in Black-White school segregation and a 2% decrease in residential segregation.
  • No significant impact on White-Hispanic school segregation was observed, but White-Hispanic residential segregation declined.
  • Charter school expansion led to divergent trends in school and residential segregation.

Conclusions:

  • Educational policies, specifically public school choice, significantly affect population dynamics in both schools and neighborhoods.
  • Decoupling school and neighborhood contexts through school choice can lead to opposing trends in segregation.
  • The findings suggest a need for careful consideration of integration imperatives alongside school choice expansion.