Gentrification and Failing Schools: The Unintended Consequences of School Choice under NCLB
Stephen Billings,
Eric J. Brunner and
Stephen Ross
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Eric J. Brunner: University of Connecticut
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, vol. 100, issue 1, 65-77
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We examine the housing market and residential mobility changes that occur soon after a Title 1 school fails to achieve adequate yearly progress (AYP) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Students within attendance zones of failing schools are given priority in lotteries for oversubscribed schools, potentially increasing the attractiveness of living in a failing school attendance zone. We find that housing prices, home buyer income, and the probability of attending a nonassigned school increase in the highest-quality neighborhoods within failing school attendance zones. Our results are driven largely by the behavior of new residents.
Date: 2018
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