How enrollment zones impact who goes to what public school
On this episode: Most public school K-12 students in the U.S. attend a school based primarily on their residential address–and that dividing line can often determine the quality of the public education available to them. These boundaries link public education to the many facets of family residential decisions, including wealth, ethnicity, social connection, employment, and status. Ballotpedia’s director of research Josh Altic joins the show to unpack the findings from our in-depth investigation, drawing from a sample of 45 school districts across 17 states.
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