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Private Choices, Public Consequences: Magnet School Choice and Segregation by Race and Poverty

  • Racial composition of a school’s attendance area remains highly correlated with the school choices of non-poor whites, even when the economic composition of the school is held constant.
  • School quality is significantly correlated with the probability that a student will apply to a magnet school.
  • Segregation between the most and least disadvantaged race / economic groups is higher across all schools than it may be if no magnet program existed.
  • Private choices have public consequences.
  • Individual choices undergrad a great deal of segregation.
  • Design of school choice programs must pay close attention to the role race plays in the way White families select schools.
  • Unfettered school choice policies will increase segregation of race and class.
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