Charter Schools and Race: A Lost Opportunity for Integrated Education

Used data from many sources to study segregation patterns in U.S. charter schools, primarily through school-level analyses. Findings show that charter schools face high levels of segregation, sometimes higher than the public schools, although there are large variations among schools. (SLD)

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Published in:Education policy analysis archives 2003-09, Vol.11 (32), p.32
Main Authors: Frankenberg, Erica, Lee, Chungmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charter Schools
Elementary Secondary Education
Public Schools
Racial Composition
School Desegregation
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Summary:Used data from many sources to study segregation patterns in U.S. charter schools, primarily through school-level analyses. Findings show that charter schools face high levels of segregation, sometimes higher than the public schools, although there are large variations among schools. (SLD)
ISSN:1068-2341
1068-2341
DOI:10.14507/epaa.v11n32.2003