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Pileggi, Molly; Stein, Marc L.; Turner, Alyn; Dewey, Nathaniel – Research for Action, 2020
In Philadelphia, if a student chooses not to attend their neighborhood school, other options include schools with specialized programming in the arts, sciences, or business fields, schools with career and technical education options, and competitive magnet schools. But choosing an out-of-catchment school rather than a neighborhood school may…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, School Buses, High School Students
Allensworth, Elaine M.; Zou, Andrew – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have shown considerable improvements in student achievement over the last 20 years, but concerns about unequal educational opportunities across different communities in the city continues to be a pressing issue. The North Lawndale Cluster Initiative (NLCI) sought to improve academic achievement and educational…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Schools, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Barrow, Lisa; Sartain, Lauren – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2019
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) offers many options when it comes to high school enrollment. In fact, since the 2015-16 school year, about three out of every four incoming ninth-graders have chosen to attend a high school other than their assigned neighborhood school. Despite the widespread engagement in school choice, the high school application…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Enrollment, Public Schools, High School Students