Posts by Dallas Dotter — Guest Contributor

Dallas Dotter is an economist whose research is primarily focused on education policy. He currently lives in Oakland and is a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research. Any views expressed here are his own and do not represent those of Mathematica.

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  What do parents want? A good school, not too far, and some other kids that look like them

  EducationBy Steven Glazerman (Contributor), Dallas Dotter (Guest Contributor) August 31, 2016 5

  Rich or poor, black or white, a family’s decision of where to enroll their child in school is one of the most important, gut-wrenching, and revealing choices they can make. In DC, parents can choose from over 200 charter and district schools. By analyzing that data for a recent study, we were able to shed some light on what drives parents’ choices.  Keep reading…