Constrained Agency and the Architecture of Educational Choice: Evidence from New York City. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-922
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| Title: | Constrained Agency and the Architecture of Educational Choice: Evidence from New York City. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-922 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca J. Shmoys, Sierra G. McCormick, Douglas D. Ready, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 41 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | School Districts, School Choice, Educational Policy, Disadvantaged, Educational Quality, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Trends, Equal Education, Admission (School), Barriers, School Segregation, Parent Attitudes, Zoning, Neighborhood Schools, Low Income Students, Kindergarten, Charter Schools, Access to Education |
| Geographic Terms: | New York (New York) |
| Abstract: | Many school districts consider family preferences in allocating students to schools. In theory, this approach provides traditionally disadvantaged families greater access to high-quality schools by weakening the link between residential location and school assignment. We leverage data on the school choices made by over 233,000 New York City families to examine the extent to which the city's school choice system fulfills this promise. We find that over-subscribed and high-quality schools enroll smaller proportions of students from traditionally disadvantaged families. We explore three mechanisms to explain this inequitable distribution: application timing, neighborhood stratification, and the architecture of the choice process itself. We find that all three mechanisms have a disequalizing influence and propose several policy shifts to address this inequality. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED672483 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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