School choice proponents say it offers families more options – but those don’t always extend to immigrant students

School choice heavily influences immigrant students’ experiences in Charleston schools and can leave them in segregated academic environments, new findings show.

By: William McCorkle, College of Charleston and Beth Lloyd, College of Charleston, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 14, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month ago

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By William McCorkle, College of Charleston and Beth Lloyd, College of Charleston

Educators, politicians and education observers have long debated school choice.

This controversial policy approach lets families pick alternatives to their assigned neighborhood public schools and, in some cases, allows them to use government funds to pay for private school tuition or other educational expenses.

Some of the school choice debate has focused on whether charter schools – …

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