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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the study itself, but the slate article hones in on a key issue - the desire of mostly white high-SES families to choose schools based on race even against with comparable test scores with fewer white students:

This quote from the slate article is fascinating, and I think reflects well what we see discussed in this forum:

"Across race and class, a middle-school parent was 12 percent more likely to choose a school where his child’s race made up 20 percent of the study body, compared with a school with similar test scores where his child’s race made up only 10 percent of the study body. White and higher-income applicants had the strongest preferences for their children to remain in-group, while black elementary school parents were essentially 'indifferent' to a school’s racial makeup, the researchers found. The findings for Hispanic elementary and middle school parents were not statistically significant."

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2016/07/when_white_parents_have_a_choice_they_choose_segregated_schools.html[/quote]

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