Charter schools are described to be a solution for educational reform as they provide improved learning opportunities for low-income minority students. Policymakers in several states have now included the charter school law for racial classification provisions that will lead to imrpoved student sorting by ethnicity and race (Oluwole & Green; Rensulli, 2006).
After an examination of schools in New Jersey, the study demonstrates that racial segregation has increased and is more severe as more African Americans enroll in charter schools. The reason for this result is because of the tendency for charter schools to cluster in area just outside of African American communities. The student racial sorting depends on the surrounding learning environment as minorities could be over represented or under-represented.
References
Gulosino, C., Charisse, d’E. C. (2011).Circles of influence: An analysis of charter school location and racial patterns at varying geographic scales. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 19(8), 1-25.
Oluwole, J. & Green, P. (2008). Charter schools: Racial balancing provisions and parents involved. Arkansas Law Review, 61, 1-52.
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