School districts have more influence on home buyers’ choices than any other local-government unit, yet hardly anyone … knows why they exist. “Making the Grade” explains the development of American school districts and advances an economic … argument for their continued existence. In the nineteenth century, almost all districts governed a single, one-room school …

Since the 1990's the school choice options available to parents have expanded dramatically. As an alternative to their … residentially zoned public school, parents in many states can now take advantage of charter schools, magnet schools, inter …/intra-district choice plans and vouchers to attend private schools. Since school choice programs weaken the link between school quality and …

high performance standards, for example, and well-designed school choice--but also raises considerable doubts about whether … many current school policies are effective in dramatically altering the opportunity structure. The evidence presented also … educational outcomes, human capital policy aimed at disadvantaged students, and private/public school choice. …

Many cities with school choice programs employ algorithms to determine which applicants get seats in oversubscribed … schools. This study explores whether the New Orleans placement algorithm favored students of certain races or socioeconomic …

Geographic school admissions criteria bind residential and school choices for some parents, and could create … the policy decision of geographic versus non-geographic school admissions criteria has important implications for … equilibrium outcomes in school and housing markets. Geographic admissions criteria segregate schools, but integrate neighborhoods …

Geographic school admissions criteria bind residential and school choices for some parents, and could create … the policy decision of geographic versus non-geographic school admissions criteria has important implications for … equilibrium outcomes in school and housing markets. Geographic admissions criteria segregate schools, but integrate neighborhoods …