magnet school
noun
: a school with superior facilities and staff and often a specialized curriculum designed to attract pupils from throughout a city or school district
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Jones started Duck Duck Goose Bike Bus after district officials announced cuts to bus routes for magnet schools last spring, hoping families and students could benefit from learning a new way to get to school.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The increasing enrollment in CREC magnet schools, a system created to address educational and racial inequity by the Sheff v. O’Neill ruling, has siphoned a large portion of the district’s budget as well as diminishing state funding based on enrollment.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025
Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin) Austin's first entry on the list is Liberal Arts & Science Academy, a magnet school with a little under 1,500 students and roughly 18 students to each teacher.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Young — a West End magnet school that moved into another building this year to accommodate growth at Hudson Middle — would move into the Engelhard building at 1004 S. First St. in Old Louisville.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The increasing enrollment in CREC magnet schools, a system created to address educational and racial inequity by the Sheff v. O’Neill ruling, has siphoned a large portion of the district’s budget as well as diminishing state funding based on enrollment.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025
Liberal Arts and Science Academy (Austin) Austin's first entry on the list is Liberal Arts & Science Academy, a magnet school with a little under 1,500 students and roughly 18 students to each teacher.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Young — a West End magnet school that moved into another building this year to accommodate growth at Hudson Middle — would move into the Engelhard building at 1004 S. First St. in Old Louisville.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Magnet school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet%20school. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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