Gentrification and Failing Schools: The Unintended Consequences of School Choice under NCLB

Stephen B. Billings; Eric J. Brunner; Stephen L. Ross

doi:10.1162/rest_a_00667

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Gentrification and Failing Schools: The Unintended Consequences of School Choice under NCLB

Stephen B. Billings¹; Eric J. Brunner²; Stephen L. Ross²

¹ University of Colorado · ² University of Connecticut

The Review of Economics and Statistics 2018

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.

DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00667
Volume: 100 (1)
Pages: 65-77
Language: en
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