Attendance zones in the suburbs. (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Asson, Sarah; Frankenberg, Erica; Fowler, Christopher S.; Buck, Ruth Krebs
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 104:Number 5(2023)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: Attendance zone boundaries -- suburban school districts -- segregation -- integration -- desegregation -- racial diversity -- economic diversity -- Fairfax County -- Virginia -- Montgomery County -- Maryland -- Howard County -- Maryland; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/00317217231156224
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

While suburban schools across the country have become increasingly racially and economically diverse in recent decades, many remain highly segregated. School attendance zone boundaries (AZBs) play a critical role in shaping these patterns of within-district segregation. AZBs are especially important in suburban areas with growing and diversifying student populations. Using novel, longitudinal AZB data dating back to 1990, authors Sarah Asson, Erica Frankenberg, Christopher Fowler, and Ruth Krebs Buck studied the relationship between AZBs and segregation over time in three large suburban districts. They found AZB changes have not yet been realized as a force for desegregation. To do so will require more explicit action prioritizing racial and economic diversity .