, improving the efficiency of school seats allocation. I show that parents of low-ability males select schools with lower peer …Expanding parental choice in education may increase system-wide productivity if parents select schools that form a … specifically good match with their children. I investigate the effect of attending a preferred school on student achievement in …

,605 African-American, Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic parents from 121 schools in 27 school districts across the US. Regression … characteristics as parental involvement, school administration, and technology varies. Across ethnic groups, parents’ school … more proximal to children’s school experience (e.g. safety, teachers, and facilities) had greater influence on parents …