蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Diversity Balance in Centralized Public School Admissions
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 497–501)
Abstract
Parental choice over public schools has become a major educational reform throughout the United States and the world. Most district policies are implemented via admission priorities. Diversity in admissions is a common policy goal. However, it necessitates the violation of some priorities. We develop an axiomatic theory for meeting diversity objectives with a reserves system. We axiomatize the trade-off between diversity and priorities. We characterize the solution that uniquely and optimally achieves the diversity objectives via reserves by minimizing priority violations. The choice rule corresponds to a simple and natural implementation of application orders in a reserves system.Citation
Abdulkadiro臒lu, Atila, and Aram Grigoryan. 2024. "Diversity Balance in Centralized Public School Admissions." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 114: 497–501. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241066Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy