Charter schools and the risk of increased segregation

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IRIS C. ROTBERG (irotberg{at}gwu.edu) is a research professor of education policy at The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Washington, D.C. Abstract This article examines a wide array of research on the link between school choice programs and student segregation and draws implications for the Obama Administration’s policy promoting the national expansion of charter schools. The research demonstrates how the proliferation of charter schools risks increasing current levels of segregation based on race, ethnicity, and income. It also shows the potential for increasing the segregation of special education and language-minority students, and for contributing to levels of religious and cultural stratification not typically found in U.S. public education.

© 2014. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan February 2014 vol. 95 no. 5 26-30 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications CHARTER SCHOOLS: Options & Expectations Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Rotberg, I. C. PubMed Articles by Rotberg, I. C. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue April 2014, 95 (7) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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