Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an association between student mobility through open enrollment and voter support for school bond proposals. Specifically, we hypothesized that higher percentages of nonresident enrollment in a school district and resident exit from a district would be associated with lower levels of voter support for bond proposals. Data Collection and Analysis: We utilized publicly available data on bond proposals placed on ballots between 2009 and 2015, publicly available data from the State of Michigan for information on percentages of nonresident enrollment and resident exit, and publicly available data from the U.S. Census Bureau for data on district resident characteristics. Regression analysis was used to identify associations between nonresident enrollment and resident exit with the percentage of “yes” votes on school bond proposals controlling for community and resident characteristics. Findings: We failed to reject the null hypotheses, finding no statistically significant association between nonresident enrollment and resident exit and average voter support for school bond proposals, ceteris paribus. Implications for Research/Practice: We laid some groundwork for reconceptualizing the relationship between open enrollment policies and communities’ willingness to support local public schools. This has potential implications for both local- and state-level policies regarding enrollment issues and issues of school finance. As local boards continue to struggle with budget shortfalls and mounting capital needs, they may need to further weigh their own communities’ interest in supporting local public schools in the wake of increased student mobility in and out of districts.

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公开招生与学校债券投票的关系

目的：本研究的目的是通过公开招生和选民对学校债券提案的支持来确定学生流动性之间的关联。具体来说，我们假设一个学区的非居民入学率和居民退出学区的比例越高，选民对债券提案的支持率就越低。数据收集和分析：我们利用了 2009 年至 2015 年间投票的债券提案的公开数据、密歇根州的公开数据以获取有关非居民入学和居民退出百分比的信息，以及美国人口普查局的公开数据地区居民特征数据。回归分析用于通过控制社区和居民特征的学校债券提案的“是”投票百分比来确定非居民入学和居民退出之间的关联。结果：我们未能拒绝零假设，在其他条件不变的情况下，发现非居民入学和居民退出与平均选民对学校债券提案的支持之间没有统计学上的显着关联。对研究/实践的影响：我们为重新定义开放招生政策与社区支持当地公立学校的意愿之间的关系奠定了一些基础。这对有关招生问题和学校财务问题的地方和州级政策都有潜在影响。随着地方董事会继续与预算短缺和不断增加的资本需求作斗争，