Student Mobility Scholarships: Helping Families Access the Best Schools. A Mackinac Center Report

Autor/in	Degrow, Ben
Institution	Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Titel	Student Mobility Scholarships: Helping Families Access the Best Schools. A Mackinac Center Report
Quelle	(2019), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-942502-40-1
Schlagwörter	Student Mobility; Access to Education; Family Programs; School Choice; Student Transportation; Eligibility; Pilot Projects; Urban Areas; Economically Disadvantaged; Public Schools; Bus Transportation; State Aid; Charter Schools; Barriers; School Districts; Scholarship Funds; Elementary Secondary Education; State Legislation; Michigan (Detroit); Colorado (Denver) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Family program; Familienprogramm; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulbus; Eignung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Urban area; Stadtregion; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Charter school; Charter-Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz; Landesrecht
Abstract	In Michigan's lower-income urban communities, where educational options are most heavily in demand, accessing the most suitable and desired schools is often limited by the availability and affordability of convenient transportation. Michigan could support low-income families' efforts to transport their children to better schools and boost these children's chances for upward socioeconomic mobility by creating Student Mobility Scholarships. A transportation scholarship plan is rooted in the idea of providing a more level playing field for Michigan's most economically disadvantaged families. Charter schools and other public school choice programs have expanded opportunities for students to choose different educational settings that serve them better, and these options are especially important for low-income students who make use of them at a disproportionately high rate. Two obstacles to exercising educational choice are commonly identified: lack of access to meaningful and accurate information on school performance and a lack of affordable, reliable transportation. Student Mobility Scholarships would be designed to make educational choice more equitable by removing that second barrier. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 140 West Main Street, P.O. Box 568, Midland, MI 48640. Tel: 800-224-3327; Tel: 989-631-0900; Fax: 989-631-0964; e-mail: mcpp@mackinac.org; Web site: http://www.mackinac.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01