In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new
evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college …

Beginning in 1998, all students in the state of Texas who graduated in the top 10% of their
high school classes were guaranteed admission to any in-state public higher education …

Explicit standards of review-what some might call doctrinal structures/tests or constitutional
decision rules-pervade constitutional oral arguments, briefs, and opinions, and dominate …

We examine the housing market and residential mobility changes that occur soon after a
Title 1 school fails to achieve adequate yearly progress (AYP) in Charlotte, North Carolina …

The use of students' within-school grade point average (GPA) ranking has emerged as a
means to increase admission rates of both segregated minorities and high-performance …

Residential property amenities including school quality should be capitalized into both rent
and property sale prices. Evidence of price and rent premiums for higher school quality is …

This paper examines how banning affirmative action in university admissions affects both
overall academic achievement and the racial gap in academic achievement prior to college …

We examine residential relocation and opting out of the public school system in response to
school choice lottery outcomes. We show that rising kindergartners and sixth graders who …

Abstract The Top 10% Plan admissions policy has now been in place in Texas for over two
decades. We analyze 18 years of post-Top 10% Plan data to look for evidence of increased …

ABSTRACT The Top 10% Plan admissions policy has now been in place in Texas for over
two decades. We analyze 18 years of post-Top 10% Plan data to look for evidence of …