| Title: | WWC Review of the Report "Better Schools, Less Crime?" |
| Description: | The 2011 study, Better Schools, Less Crime?, examined the effect of school choice on the criminal activity, academic achievement, and high school graduation rate of more than 2,000 male middle and high school students in North Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district. For the 2002-03 school year, all district students were given the choice to either attend their neighborhood school or to apply to other schools in the district, where admission was not necessarily guaranteed. The study used a well-implemented random process to form intervention and comparison groups. This research meets WWC evidence standards without reservations. |
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| Cover Date: | July 2013 |
| Web Release: | July 9, 2013 |
| Print Release: | July 9, 2013 |
| Publication #: | WWC SSR211 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | WWC |
| Associated Centers: | NCEE |
| Authors: | WWC |
| Type of Product: | Single Study Review |
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