Choosing Homes, Choosing Schools: Residential Segregation and the Search for a Good School

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Choosing Homes, Choosing Schools Choosing Homes, Choosing Schools Annette Lareau Kimberly Goyette Editors Russell Sage Foundation • New York The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert E. Denham, Esq. Larry M. Bartels Kathryn Edin Nancy L. Rosenblum Kenneth D. Brody Lawrence F. Katz Claude M. Steele Karen S. Cook Nicholas Lemann Shelley E. Taylor W. Bowman Cutter III Sara S. McLanahan Richard H. Thaler Sheldon Danziger Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goyette, Kimberly A., editor of compilation. Choosing homes, choosing schools / Annette Lareau and Kimberly Goyette, editors.    pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87154-496-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-61044-820-8 (ebook) 1. Discrimination in education—United States. 2. Segregation in education—United States. 3. Educational equalization—United States. 4. Social classes—United States. I. Lareau, Annette, editor of compilation. II. Title. LC212.2.C43 2014 379.2'6—dc23                2013041411 Copyright © 2014 by Russell Sage Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic , mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements ofAmerican National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10065 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...