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The Effect of Charter Schools on School Segregation

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  • Tomás Monarrez
  • Brian Kisida
  • Matthew Chingos

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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.

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  • Tomás Monarrez & Brian Kisida & Matthew Chingos, 2022. "The Effect of Charter Schools on School Segregation," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 301-340, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejpol:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:301-40
    DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190682
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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