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Title: Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Proposition 2 1/2 Overrides on School Segregation in Massachusetts

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: I investigate a possible unintended consequence of Proposition 2 override behaviorthat it led to increased segregation in school districts in Massachusetts. This can occur because richer, low-minority towns tend to have more successful override votes that attract similar households with relatively high demands for public services who can afford to pay for them. To evaluate this hypothesis, I collect panel data on override behavior from 1982 to 2012 and merge this with data on school district enrollments and other district- and town-level characteristics. I find evidence that passing overrides earmarked for schools results in a significant decrease in the percent of nonwhite students enrolled in Massachusetts school districts. This happens in districts with below-average nonwhite school enrollments, and hence increases segregation.

Url: https://aefpweb.org/sites/default/files/edfp_a_00144.pdf

Url: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/EDFP_a_00144#.VCwbf_ldV8E

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Authors: Zabel, Jeffrey

Periodical (Full): Education Finance and Policy

Issue: 4

Volume: 9

Pages: 481-514

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Education, Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States