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Matthew H. Lee
The Fiscal and Resource Effects of Enrollment Increases and Decreases on American Public School Districts
Tags: School districtsPublic school enrollment has decreased over the past few years and is forecast to continue decreasing for the foreseeable future. Experts and educators are concerned about the fiscal and resource effects of these enrollment declines. Using data on all public school districts from 1998 to 2019,… more →
Parent Perspectives on School Choice: Experimental Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample
Topics: School ChoiceParental attitudes and perspectives of student “success” will likely drive their educational choices, whether residentially assigned district public schools, alternative public schools, private schools, or homeschooling. However, little research has examined the importance of these attitudes on… more →
Exploring Claims of Critical Race Theory, Divisive Topics, and Indoctrination in the Classroom
Gary W. Ritter, Brian Kisida, J. Cameron Anglum, Heidi H. Erickson, Jennifer S. Gontram, Matthew H. Lee.Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceCritical race theory (CRT) and claims of political indoctrination in K-12 classrooms are at the forefront of the ongoing culture wars surrounding public education. Despite a wave of legislative action targeting CRT-related instruction, little systematic evidence documents the extent to which… more →
How do hybrid school leaders measure program success? Experimental evidence from a national sample of hybrid schools
Hybrid school enrollments are trending up and many parents express a diverse range of reasons for enrolling their children in hybrid schools. Yet little is known about the pedagogical goals pursued by hybrid schools. We aim to help close this gap in the literature with a stated preferences… more →