Educational Inequality
Problems in school choice for low-income families of color
What are geographical boundaries, social networks, and familial resources?
Publicly funded schools managed by non- or for-profit groups
What are charter schools?
This framework is mentioned to explain the local business community as an important actor
What is the advocacy coalition framework?
This study links two dynamic fields that are rarely studied together (1) the evolving politics of urban education and (2) the behavior of these type of people
What are wealthy donors?
The U.S. system of education can be described this way because it is primarily managed on a local level.
What is highly decentralized?
One of the arguments against charter schools
What is increased racial and socioeconomic segregation, and exclusivity?
School Choice policies are rooted in these ideologies
What is Liberal and Neo-liberal?
This allows parents to pick how their children receive education
What is school choice?
This condition creates a strategic opportunity for outside donors to support education reform.
What is less union involvement?
Michael Bennett became superintendent of this city where voters approved funding for a performance pay system for teachers.
What is Denver?
The main considerations when choosing schools
What are location, demographics, selectivity, and exclusionary practices?
Instead of democratic citizens, choice policies prioritizes parents as
What are individual consumers?
Geographic location, federal campaign contributions, and education organization affiliations has a statistically significant and positive relationship with this type of network
What is the school board election donor network?
These entities help like minded contributors to coordinate for the collective action paradox.
What are social networks?
Name 3 policies aligned with the Obama administration Race to the Top
What are expanding charter schools, using student data in teacher evaluation, teacher retention policies like career ladders and merit pay, data systems and accountability, turning around the lowest performing schools, and adopting Common Core standards?
These acts reshaped demographics in public school leadership
What is the No Child Left Behind Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act?
Pay plan for teachers to incentivize more effective teaching practices
What is Merit pay?
Billionaire supporter of school choice policies and former secretary of education
Who is Betsy DeVos?
This billionaire donated $1 million to influence Los Angeles school board elections in 2012.
Who is Michael Bloomberg?
Existing research shows that school board elections are often these type of affairs.
What are low budget and low turnout affairs?