What We’re Watching: Another Solution to Crime
In this video, David Deming sits down with the Wall Street Journal to discuss his Ed Next article on the impact of school choice on crime.
Deming found that high-risk middle- and high-school students who attend a school of choice are less likely to be arrested and spend less time incarcerated.
Please read “Does School Choice Reduce Crime: Evidence from North Carolina” in the Spring 2012 issue of Ed Next.
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Very interesting work, Dave. Looking forward to digging into the article.
Can’t help but imagine myself as a School Choice Manager trying to explain to the community the priorities for a disrict’s brave, new student assignment policy: “Siblings, kids from neighborhoods with a PI school, and kids considered most at risk for committing violent crime will have placement priority.” That would be a very hard sell, politically, no matter how strong the effect size for the intervention.
Any suggestions on that front?
- Elisabeth (’05…Stayin’ alive)