Portfolio of Choice: School Choice in Rural Communities. Brief

Autor/inn/en	Robson, Kelly; Johnson, Michael; O'Neal Schiess, Jennifer
Institution	National Comprehensive Center (NCC); Westat, Inc.
Titel	Portfolio of Choice: School Choice in Rural Communities. Brief
Quelle	(2020), (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Rural Areas; Rural Schools; Access to Education; Private Schools; Open Enrollment; Dual Enrollment; Home Schooling; Virtual Schools; Barriers; Educational Policy; Program Implementation; Elementary Secondary Education; Transportation; Educational Finance; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Equal Education; Educational Trends + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Private school; Privatschule; Open entry; Offenes Bildungssystem; Doppelstudium; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Verkehrswesen; Bildungsfonds; Lehrerrekrutierung; Bildungsentwicklung
Abstract	The goal of this brief is to examine the extent to which different school choice policies have been implemented in rural communities, identify the barriers, and provide recommendations for policymakers looking to expand access to school choice in rural communities. The school choice policies discussed in this brief include: (1) Charter schools; (2) Private school choice programs; (3) Open enrollment; (4) Dual enrollment; (5) Homeschooling; and (6) Virtual schooling. The final section of this brief offers a discussion of the main barriers facing policymakers and education officials in implementing school choice policies in rural communities and recommendations for addressing them. Key takeaways are: (1) Rural schools educate nearly 20 percent of all public, preK-12 students nationwide; (2) Only 32 percent of rural families have access to school choice, compared to 41 percent of families overall, and 53 percent of urban families; (3) Transportation, enrollment and funding, and teacher recruitment and retention are challenges that underlie nearly all types of school choice; and (4) Policymakers can support equitable access to school choice in rural communities by addressing underlying challenges, as well as incentivizing collaboration across school types and collecting data to understand trends in school choice by geography. This publication is one of seven in a series of briefs on school choice from the National Comprehensive Center. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01