@EdWorkingPaper{ai22-560,
title = "Segregating Gotham's Youngest: Racial/Ethnic Sorting and the Choice Architecture of New York CityÕs Pre-K for All",
author = "Douglas D. Ready, Jeanne L. Reid",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "560",
year = "2022",
month = "April",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai22-560",
abstract = {New York CityÕs Pre-K for All (PKA) is the NationÕs largest universal early childhood initiative, currently serving some 70,000 four-year-olds. Stemming from the programÕs choice architecture as well as the CityÕs stark residential segregation, PKA programs are extremely segregated by child race/ethnicity. Our current study explores the complex forces that influence this segregation, including the interplay between family choices, seat availability, site-level enrollment priorities, and the PKA algorithm that weighs these and other considerations. We find that a majority of PKA segregation lies within rather than between local communities, suggesting that reducing segregation would not necessarily require families to choose programs far from home. On a more troubling note, areas with increased options and greater racial/ethnic diversity also exhibit the most extreme segregation.},
}