School Choice in Massachusetts. Why Parents Choose Choice [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5601289
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED402359
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- Description:
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- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994
- 63 p.
- Summary:
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Initial studies of school choice in Massachusetts have concentrated on the mechanics of the program, but this report examines why parents choose school choice. A survey of Massachusetts families participating in school choice was completed by 826 families (return rate of 41.8%), representing 987 choice students, or about 23.5% of the estimated school choice population of Massachusetts in the 1993-94 school year. Over 42% of respondents indicated that academics were the most important reasons for choice. Just over 50% of respondents said that a lack of resources in their home districts was one of the reasons for school choice, and about 20% called that the primary reason. Only 15% of the respondents indicated that convenience was the primary reason for arranging a choice transfer. Safety was the most commonly cited nonacademic reason, and it was especially important in urban districts. Parents generally expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the new school, and approximately 71% said that they had seen improvement in their children's academic performances as a result of school choice. Transportation remained the most difficult aspect of the program for many parents in all areas. The report also gives a history of the Massachusetts choice law and a discussion of issues facing the program. Four appendixes present the questionnaire and statistics about participating districts. (Contains one map and five charts.) (SLD)
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- Availability: Executive Office of Education, One Ashburton Place, McCormack Building, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.
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