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Impact Of A Charter School On House Capitalization In A Title I Environment, Mark Haskew
Impact Of A Charter School On House Capitalization In A Title I Environment, Mark Haskew
Masters Theses
This study used a mixed-methods approach to determine whether a charter school could influence house capitalization and whether it could induce some families to stay in the school district. It examined home sale values around a charter school in an area covered by underperforming Title I schools. There was a positive but statistically insignificant change in a pre/post comparison of home sale prices, but the increase was consistent with nearby control schools. However, a survey of charter school families found that 25 percent would have left the district had they not been enrolled at the charter school. A plurality said …