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42.059 - Policy, Politics, Choice, and Geography: How Place Matters Across the Pre-K–20 Spectrum
Sat, April 29, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 215Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Educational opportunity in North America has always been inextricably linked to geography. Disparities of opportunity across zip codes begin at birth via unequal access to high-quality pre-K and early childhood programs and even environmental factors. These uneven educational opportunities often persist and expand into K–12 schooling and beyond into college and career. Various government policies aim to disrupt the tight coupling between place and educational opportunity through programs such as school choice, financial support for college, and fair housing. We bring together research examining how different circumstances operate in different geographic contexts (Texas, New Orleans, Vancouver, Washington, D.C.). Throughout these papers, we focus on how local politics and place affect short and long-term opportunities of students.
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There Goes the Neighborhood: An Analysis of School Leaders' Responses to Gentrification - Terrance Green, The University of Texas - Austin; Emily Germain, The University of Texas - Austin; Joanna Dolores Sanchez, Howard University
Integration Without Integrating? Differences in Charter and Traditional Public Schooling Demographics in Gentrified Areas of Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles - Bryan Mann, University of Kansas; Heather Bennett, The Pennsylvania State University
A Decade Later: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Racial Segregation in New Orleans Schools - Stephen Kotok, St. John's University; Steven Leonice Nelson, The University of Memphis; Brian Robert Beabout, The University of New Orleans; Luis Eduardo Rivera, University of Texas at El Paso
Marginalized Urban Families' Practices of Choosing K–12 Schools in an Unequal City: The Case of Vancouver - Ee-Seul Yoon, University of Manitoba; Christopher A. Lubienski, Indiana University
A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Role of Geography in Community College Students' Decision Making About Transfer Institutions - Huriya Jabbar, The University of Texas - Austin; Joanna Dolores Sanchez, Howard University; Eliza Epstein, The University of Texas - Austin