The Effect of Charter Schools on School Segregations

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Monarrez, Tomas; Kisida, Brian; Chingos, Matthew
• 署名单位: Urban Institute; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190682
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 301-340
• 关键词: racial segregation; educational-attainment; desegregation; brown; end; achievement; CHOICE; IMPACT

摘要

We examine the impact of the expansion of charter schools on racial segregation in public schools, defined using multiple measures of racial sorting and isolation. Our research design utilizes between-grade differences in charter expansion within school systems and an instrumental variables approach leveraging charter school openings. Charter schools modestly increase school segregation for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and White students. On average, charters have caused a 6 percent decrease in the relative likelihood of Black and Hispanic students being exposed to schoolmates of other racial or ethnic groups. For metropolitan areas, our analysis reveals countervailing forces, as charters reduce segregation between districts. (JEL I21, I24, J15)