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- Title
Middle Class Motivations and Maneuvers: School Choice and School Assignment in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.
- Authors
Johnson, Rebecca Page
- Abstract
Meredith v. Jefferson County/Parents Involved v. Seattle ruled that K-12 public-school districts could no longer use the race of an individual student for placement in schools, which resulted in districts adopting new "race-neutral" assignment plans. This qualitative research study on school assignment and school choice analyzes the narratives of parents in Louisville, Kentucky during the advent of a new school assignment plan based on balancing schools with a "race-neutral" and class-sensitive assignment strategy. Specifically, the study focuses on how middle-class parents resist and/or replicate their social position in navigating race, class, and geography in choosing schools for their children. By focusing on middle-class parents, this study explores how privileged decision-making can undo education policy aims.
- Subjects
LOUISVILLE (Ky.); SEATTLE (Wash.); SCHOOL choice; SOCIAL status; EDUCATION policy; SCHOOL children; MOTIVATION (Psychology)
- Publication
Urban Review, 2021, Vol 53, Issue 3, p516
- ISSN
0042-0972
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11256-020-00566-y