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Parent’s Choice or School’s Choice? Discrimination Against Students in Admission to Private, Charter, and Traditional Public Schools

Discrimination
Audit
Education
School Choice

Hussain Hadah, Patrick Button, Douglas Harris, Barbara Lundebjerg, and Bariş Alan. “Parent’s Choice or School’s Choice? Discrimination Against Students in Admission to Private, Charter, and Traditional Public Schools.” Funded by a $140,747 grant from J-PAL.

Authors
Affiliations

Hussain Hadah

Northwestern University

Patrick Button

Tulane University

Douglas Harris

Tulane University

Barbara Lundebjerg*

Published

August 2025

Other details

Estimating discrimination based on race and ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (IEP), and religion. Pilot study in Fall 2025.