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How school choice may sustain income segregation in US classrooms

Schools in the U.S. are often segregated by income as well as race, a reality frequently attributed to residential segregation. Students assigned to K-12 schools based on where they live will, by extension, typically experience that same degree of segregation in their classrooms.

How school choice may sustain income segregation in US classrooms
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Schools in the U.S. are often segregated by income as well as race, a reality frequently attributed to residential segregation. Students assigned to K-12 schools based on where they live will, by extension, typically experience that same degree of segregation in their classrooms.

Originally published at Phys.org

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