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Segregating Gotham's Youngest: Racial/Ethnic Sorting and the Choice Architecture of New York City's Pre-K for All.
- Source :
- American Educational Research Journal; Oct2023, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p1023-1052, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- New York City's Pre-K for All (PKA) is the nation's largest universal early childhood initiative, serving over 64,000 four-year-olds annually. Stemming from the program's choice architecture as well as the city's stark residential segregation, PKA programs are extremely segregated by child race/ethnicity. Our current study explores the complex forces that influence this segregation, including the interplay between family choices, seat availability, site-level enrollment priorities, and the PKA algorithm that weighs these and other considerations. We find that a majority of PKA segregation lies within local communities, and that areas with increased options and greater racial/ethnic diversity exhibit the most extreme segregation. We also conduct a simulation that leverages family PKA choices to maximize site-level racial/ethnic diversity and reduce between-site segregation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESIDENTIAL segregation
CULTURAL pluralism
RACE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00028312
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Educational Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171950697
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312231190071