Doing School Choice Right

This project grew from the key findings of the National Working Commission on Choice in K-12 Education.

Will school choice be the end of public education? Or will it be the salvation of thousands of students who would otherwise fail in district-run schools? There is only one honest answer to these questions: it depends.

The design and implementation of a choice program will drastically affect whether or not it is successful. The DSCR project explores the practical challenges of implementing school choice programs and develops thoughtful designs to address key issues. The project's goal is to help state and local leaders handle issues whose resolution can determine whether school choice helps or harms children, especially low-income children in big cities.

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Publications

Performance Management in Portfolio School Districts
Robin Lake, Paul Hill

Drivers of Choice: Parents, Transportation, and School Choice
Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Tracey O'Brien

Opening Doors: How Low-Income Parents Search for the Right School
Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Kaplan

No Longer the Only Game in Town: Helping Traditional Public Schools Compete
Christine Campbell, Michael DeArmond, Kacey Guin, Deborah Warnock

Doing School Choice Right: Preliminary Findings
Paul Hill, James Harvey