Fall 2015: Vol. 15, No. 4

In 2014 the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice, acting together, sent every school district a letter asking local officials to avoid racial bias when suspending or expelling students.

School characteristics vary widely

Centralized enrollment matches students and schools of choice

Early evidence shows reforms lifting student achievement

Charter enrollments driven by parental choices, not discriminatory policies