Black Concentration and School District Size as Predictors of School Segregation: The Impact of Federal Enforcement

1975 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal W. Giles
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
District Size ◽  
School District Size ◽  
The Impact

Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Proposition 2½ Overrides on School Segregation in Massachusetts

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Zabel
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Unintended Consequence ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
The Impact

I investigate a possible unintended consequence of Proposition 2½ override behavior—that it led to increased segregation in school districts in Massachusetts. This can occur because richer, low-minority towns tend to have more successful override votes that attract similar households with relatively high demands for public services who can afford to pay for them. To evaluate this hypothesis, I collect panel data on override behavior from 1982 to 2012 and merge this with data on school district enrollments and other district- and town-level characteristics. I find evidence that passing overrides earmarked for schools results in a significant decrease in the percent of nonwhite students enrolled in Massachusetts school districts. This happens in districts with below-average nonwhite school enrollments, and hence increases segregation.

School district size and student performance

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Driscoll ◽  
Dennis Halcoussis ◽  
Shirley Svorny
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
District Size ◽  
School District Size
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